Although most people are familiar with Aids and how it is spread,
虽然大多数人都熟悉艾滋病及其传播方式，
many people think that HIV and Aids are an African problem because there are so many HIV and Aids victims in Africa.
许多人认为艾滋病病毒和艾滋病是一个非洲问题，因为那里的感染患者非常高。
However, Since the disease burst on the scene in the 1980s, it has become a serious problem around the world.
但是，自从20世纪80年代发现艾滋病起，它变成了世界范围内的严重问题。
There are over 30 million people living with HIV worldwide.
世界范围内有3千万艾滋病毒携带者。
According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 4 million children have died of Aids, and more than 15 million children had lost their parents to Aids.
根据世界卫生组织（WHO）估计，超过400万的儿童已经由于艾滋病而死亡，超过1500万的儿童由于艾滋病失去了父母。
Something must be done to stop this disease.
必须做些事情来消灭这一疾病。
China has also been affected by the Aids.
中国也受到了艾滋病的影响。
By the end of 2009, there were about 740,000 carriers in China, among whom about 105,000 were Aids patients.
到2009年底，中国有大约74万人艾滋病病毒携带者，其中有大约10万5千名艾滋病病人。
In a bid to control the problem, the government has opened labs to monitor the disease, and in 2003 it also started providing free drugs for Aids patients.
为了控制这一问题，政府开办实验室以检测艾滋病，在2003年，还开始为艾滋病患者提供免费药物。