Six People Infected with HIV Per Day|艾滋病毒在台湾日益蔓延

Six People Infected with HIV Per Day

　　Parents and teachers should spend a good amount of time teaching children and students about the dangers of contracting HIV. While these conversations are not easy, they are important because HIV is life changing. Making sure that teenagers know how important safe sex is should be a priority for anyone dealing with them. This is especially true since it was reported recently that in Taiwan nearly six people per day are infected with HIV.

　　Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (庄人祥) said that 1,360 people were reported to have been infected with HIV from this January through July, which is an increase of nearly eight percent compared to the same period last year. "On average, there were six people infected with HIV daily this year, which suggests that the number of people being infected with HIV has increased fast," Chuang said. "Among all the 1,360 people who are confirmed to be infected with HIV, 1,206 people contracted it through unprotected sex. The statistics show that if condoms or lubricants are not properly used, the risk of being infected with HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases will increase. There are more and more young people contracting HIV every year, and this suggests that more young people are at risk of becoming HIV positive."

　　In order to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS, new sex education and AIDS-prevention classes will be launched in Taiwan. Also, anonymous AIDS testing will be set up on college campuses around the island to help students know if they are infected

 

艾滋病毒在台湾日益蔓延

　　父母和老师应该要投入大量时间来教导孩子和学生有关染上艾滋病毒的危险。虽然要进行这类的谈话并不太自在，但却相当重要，因为艾滋病毒会改变人的一生。对任何一位与青少年交涉的父母和师长而言，确保青少年了解安全性行为有多么重要应该是当务之急。这句话相当贴切，因为近期据报导指出，台湾每天都有大约六人感染艾滋病毒。

　　疾病管制署（CDC）副署长庄人祥指出，从今年一月至七月已公布有一千三百六十人感染了艾滋病毒，和去年同期相比增加了将近百分之八。庄人祥表示：『今年平均每天都有六人感染艾滋病毒，这透露了感染艾滋病毒的人数正迅速增长。而在被证实感染艾滋病毒的一千三百六十人当中，有一千两百零六人是由于进行性行为时未做好防护措施而感染。』根据统计数字显示，如果没有适当地使用保险套或润滑剂，感染艾滋病毒或其他经由性行为而传染疾病的风险都会增加。每年都有愈来愈多的年轻人感染艾滋病毒，而这也透露了有更多的年轻人正处于成为艾滋病毒阳性反应者的风险。（编按：艾滋病毒检测结果为『阴性』表示未遭受感染；『阳性』则代表已经感染艾滋病毒，若未及时治疗，约有一半的人会在感染后十年发展成为艾滋病。）

　　为了防止艾滋病毒和艾滋病的蔓延，台湾即将推出新的性教育和预防艾滋病课程。此外，有关单位也将在全台湾的大学校园设置艾滋病匿名检测，以帮助学生们了解他们是否受到感染。