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第七节 不能治愈性传播疾病 Incurable STDs
Four sexually transmitted viral infections are still incurable today: Hepatitis B, genital herpes, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which causes AIDS.
However,even in the absence of a cure, medical science has developed somehelpful strategies: There is a vaccination against Hepatitis B, thesymptoms of genital herpes and HPV can be effectively treated, and AIDSpatients now live longer thanks to various ever-improving medications.
Nevertheless,on the whole, the picture is bleak: Genital herpes, HPV and HIVinfections have become epidemics and are spreading fast, especiallyamong young people. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated a fewyears ago that, world-wide, 20 million new cases of genital herpes and30 million cases of HPV occur every year. There are about 5 million newHIV infections every year, and HIV/AIDS is now devastating wholepopulations, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, but increasingly also inSouth and Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.
当今,尚有4种性传播病毒性传染病是不能治愈的:乙型肝炎、生殖器疱疹、人类乳头瘤病毒和人类免疫缺陷病毒[Hepatitis B, genital herpes, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) ](此处应该都使用传染病的病名,而不是使用传染病的致病病毒,所以,应改为“乙型肝炎、生殖器疱疹、尖锐湿疣和艾滋病——译者注)。
可是,即使缺乏治愈的手段,医学技术的发展,已经有了一些有益的治疗方略和措施:研制出了对抗乙型肝炎的免疫疫苗;治疗生殖器疱疹(病毒)和人类乳头瘤病毒导致的各种症状;由于各种不断改进的医学手段,艾滋病病人现在存活年限延长等等。
不过,大体上看,现今的景况(似乎)切切凄凉:生殖器疱疹、人类乳头瘤病毒和艾滋病病毒传染病已经流行起来,而且正在迅速地传播,在青年人中间尤其不容乐观。世界卫生组织估计,全球范围内,数年以前每年有2千万生殖器疱疹和3千万人类乳头瘤病毒新近感染病例发生;每年有约5百万艾滋病病毒新近感染病例,而且HIV/AIDS当下正在毁灭全球人口,尤其(这种致命病毒)不仅在撒哈拉沙漠以南地区,而且逐渐地在南亚和东南亚以及东欧大施淫威。
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