获得性免疫缺陷症(AIDS)是由HIV(人体免疫缺陷病毒，艾滋病病毒)导致的疾病的最终和最严重的阶段，通常会导致人体免疫系统的严重损伤。
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is the final and most serious stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system.
30年前，当五个在洛杉矶的年轻男同性恋者被一种疾病击垮时，一场逼近的世界性灾难渐露迹象，而这种疾病正是闻名的艾滋病（获得性免疫缺陷综合征）。
Thirty years ago, the world got its first inkling of impending catastrophe when five young gay men in Los Angeles were struck down by the illness that became known as HIV/AIDS.
艾滋病的全名为“获得性免疫缺陷综合症”，它概括了此疾病的几个主要特征。
The full name for AIDS-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-describes several of the main characteristics of the disease.
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