获得性免疫缺乏综合症(艾滋病)可能成为本世纪医学面临的最大的挑战之一。艾滋病病毒实际上至少在某种程度上已出现在每一个国家。它的社会经济的和政治的影响,同它对公共健康的威胁一样重要。只有国际社会协调作出反应才能成功地对付这个迫切而影响广泛的问题。 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) may be one of the biggest challenges facing this century of medicine. The HIV virus has actually appeared in every country, at least to some extent. Its socio-economic and political impact is as important as its threat to public health. Only a coordinated response by the international community can successfully tackle this pressing and widely-affected issue.