HIV is a virus — a tiny living thing that can get into a person’s body and stay there. It attacks the body’s defence system, the part that is supposed to fight other illnesses.

HIV HIV is是 a virus一種病毒 — a tiny living thing一個微小的生物 that可以 can get into進入 a person's body一個人的身體 and且 stay there留在裡面。It它 attacks攻擊 the body's defence system身體的防禦系統, the part that is supposed to fight other illnesses那個本來要對抗其他疾病的部分。

People mostly pick it up through sex without protection, through blood (for example shared needles), or sometimes from a mother to her baby. You cannot catch it from a hug, from sharing a meal, from a toilet seat, or from a mosquito.

People大家 mostly主要是 pick it up透過 through sex without protection沒有防護的性行為, through blood透過血液 (for example shared needles例如共用針頭), or or sometimes有時 from a mother to her baby從母親傳給嬰兒。You你 cannot不會 catch it感染 from a hug從擁抱, from sharing a meal從共餐, from a toilet seat從馬桶座, or or from a mosquito從蚊子傳染。

That last part matters, because fear has taught a lot of untrue stories, and those stories have hurt people.

That last part最後這一點 matters很重要, because因為 fear恐懼 has taught教出了 a lot of untrue stories很多不實的說法, and而 those stories這些說法 have hurt people傷害了人。

HIV and AIDS are not the same thing, though people mix them up all the time. HIV is the virus. AIDS is a later stage, when the defence system has been badly damaged and other illnesses move in. With today’s medicine, many people with HIV live long, ordinary lives and never reach that stage — though actually, that was not true a few decades ago, and older books still talk as if HIV and AIDS were one name.

HIV and AIDS HIV和AIDS are not the same thing不是同一件事, though雖然 people大家 mix them up all the time常常把它們搞混。HIV HIV is是 the virus病毒本身。AIDS AIDS is是 a later stage比較後面的階段, when當 the defence system防禦系統 has been badly damaged已經嚴重受損, and而 other illnesses其他疾病 move in趁虛而入。With today's medicine在今天的醫學下, many people很多人 with HIV帶有HIV的人 live long, ordinary lives能過長久、正常的生活 and而 never reach that stage永遠不會到那個階段 — though actually不過事實上, that那 was not true幾十年前並非如此 a few decades ago, and而 older books舊書 still talk as if仍然把 HIV and AIDS were one name HIV和AIDS當成同一個名稱在講。

The letters stand for Human Immunodeficiency Virus: a virus that makes a human’s immune system weak. In class and in clinics here, people often just say the letters: H-I-V.

The letters這幾個字母 stand for代表 Human Immunodeficiency Virus人類免疫缺乏病毒: a virus一種病毒 that makes讓 a human's immune system人類的免疫系統 weak變弱。In class and in clinics here在這裡的課堂和診所裡, people大家 often常常 just say the letters直接說字母: H-I-V H-I-V。