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【译林湖南版】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练 Module 8 Units 1～2Ⅰ.填词 AIDS(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)is a medical condition caused by HIV(Human Immunedeficiency Virus)，a virus which damages people’s natural defenses against disease.So far，no cure has been found for it. In the early mid-1980s，while other parts of the world were beginning to deal with the serious disease，Asia remained relatively unaffected by this newly-discovered health problem.By the early 1990s，however，HIV and AIDS had hit several Asian countries，and by the end of that decade，HIV was spreading rapidly in many areas of the continent.Today，HIV and AIDS are a growing problem in every region of Asia.The latest statistics produced by UNAIDS suggest that in 2008，over 5 million people were living with HIV or AIDS in Asia. Various factors cause the spread of HIV，including poverty，inequality，unequal status of women，cultural myths about sex and high levels of migration(移民)．Although it’s useful to understand the situation of AIDS in Asia as a whole，each country in the region faces a different situation.In Cambodia and Thailand，there has been evidence of declines in HIV infection levels.In Indonesia，Pakistan and Vietnam，meanwhile，the number of people living with HIV has rapidly increased.In China，the number of people newly infected with HIV and AIDS is also rising，although at a much slower pace. | 
