Health：HIV and AIDS
【明報專訊】MoMo: Eason! What are you doing here? Are you still working on your evil plan of destroying the world?
Eason: Come on! Do I look that bad? Hey, meet my friend David.
MoMo: Nice to meet you! David. (shakes his hand)
Eason: Haha! This is a trap! David is infected with HIV. Since you have had intimate contact with him, now you are infected! You will soon have AIDS!
Dr Panda: Eason, you are so naive. HIV is not transmitted through daily and casual contact. It is usually transmitted through sexual contact or the sharing of needles. It is also disrespectful to treat people that way.
MoMo: Eason, your plan is so silly. David, please ignore him.
◆Know more
AIDS can be effectively treated by Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy(HAART，雞尾酒療法). Yet, a significant number of people around the globe with HIV remain undiagnosed. Hence, The World Health Organization promotes HIV testing in order to reach the goal of ending AIDS by 2030.
■Glossary
infect (v) 感染
intimate (adj) 親密的
naive (adj) 天真的
casual (adj) 日常的
[Smarties' Power English 第292期]
