Today, I talk about the interview with Dr.Smith about HIV and AIDS.

Sarry: What are HIV & AIDS?

Dr.Smith:Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). As HIV slowly ravages the body's immune system, HIV disease progresses. AIDS is the final stage of HIV disease.
AIDS is a technical word-defined by the federal government and is diagnosed by having a T-cell (the most basic element of the immune system) count of less then 200 or the presence of certain opportunistic infections.
HIV is the virus, AIDS is the disease, and "HIV disease" is the most appropriate way to describe the continuum of HIV and AIDS.


Sarry: How is HIV transmitted?

Dr.Smith:The virus needs access into the other person's bloodstream. HIV is introduced into the bloodstream through open cuts or sores and through contact with mucus membranes. Transmission is most likely occurred when it is exposed to body fluids that have high concentrations of the virus.
Blood, mother's milk, semen and vaginal fluid discharged during sexual activity can contain high concentrations of the virus. Oral contact with blood and vaginal fluids presents a risk of infection as well. The virus has not been found in sweat or tears.


Sarry: Can I get the virus from casual contact?

Dr.Smith:HIV is a fragile and hard virus to get. You don’t get HIV from if you Sneeze or cough, touch, hug, kiss, go public restrooms, saunas or showers, and pools, share towels, or are friends with a person who has HIV.
Where did AIDS come from?
Until February of 1999, no one knew for sure where the HIV virus came from. There were several theories but nothing was proven. In February, an international team of scientists reported that they had traced the roots of HIV-1 to a subspecies of chimpanzees in Africa. The researchers stated that chimpanzees are hunted and sold in the "bushmeat" trade, which during the slaughtering process may have placed people at risk for cross-species transmission through open cuts or sores.


Sarry: Do I need to get tested? Where can I get tested?

Dr.smith:If you think you may have been exposed to the HIV virus through unprotected sex or the sharing of unclean needles, go to your doctor or a health center and ask for an HIV test. But you had better go there before having a sex. The most commonly used test to find out if a person is infected with HIV looks for the antibodies to the virus. Antibodies are produced by the immune system to fight the virus. The antibodies can take three to six months to show up in a person's blood. The time immediately after infection is known as the window period. During this time, an HIV test may come back negative because your body hasn't started to produce antibodies against HIV. You can transmit the virus during this window period.
It is important to consistently reduce your risk, however, it is especially important to refrain from any unprotected sex and the sharing of unclean needles.

I think we have to learn more about AIDS and HIV!! Please tell me if you have more information about AIDS and HIV.
See you!

Mistery of " The Broken Antique"

John is 65 years old and he likes collecting valuable antiques. He is proud of his antiques very much, so he proudly displays them in a recepting room when a vistor calls on him.

On May 10, at A.M 2:00 he heard something broken. he decended the stairs and found his valuable antique broken. He liked it very much.In the room, there was another antique which was similar to the broken antique.

He called the police officer and 10 minutes later the officer, Tom came to his house.

Tom inspected the room and said, "The suspect took out a key and opened a lock of the shelf. He knew where the key was. So the suspect must be a person who is acquainted with you and has been to your house."

Tom asked john, "When did you buy the antique?"

John answered, "I bought it on April 4. I traded with Sam."

Sam is a salesperson of antiques. And he is very coward.

Tom asked, "Who has visited you since April 4?"

John answered,"There were 4 visitors including Sam. They are Sam, Edward, Kelly, and Dabid."

Edward is John's friend and he is attracted to John's antiques.

Kelly knows antiques very well. And he isn't friendly with John.

Kelly said to John,"I think this antique isn't authentic!!"

John said angrily, " It shouldn't be!!"

Immediately, John called Sam and said, "This antique is authentic, isn't it?"

Sam said in a small voice, "Yes..."

Dabid is John's nephew. He sometimes calls on John and asks to lend money.

Which is the suspect? And why?

Please tell me the answer!!

Hi!How are you doing? Today we have a lot of rain.(>.<) I hope it will be fine tomorrow.

Today, I'll tell you about my favorite place that I've been to.

The place is Kyoto. I've been there for many times because my grandmother lives there.

Kyoto has a lot of tourist attractions. There are a lot of temples and shrines.

Especially,the famous temples are Kinkakuji and Kiyomizudera.

Kinkakuji is located in Kitayama, Kyoto. It was made by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga, who was a tycoon in Muramachi era. Kinkakuji is covered with gold, so it is very shiny.

Kiyomizudera is famous for a fine view and the pottery which is called"Kiyomizuyaki". Kiyomizudera has "kiyomizu-no-butai",which is the place people overlook the beautiful landscape of Kyoto city from there.

Do you know "Maiko"? If you come to Kyoto, you may see women who wear kimonos and make up. They are very beautiful!! And their way of speaking are unique, because they say, "OIDEYASU!". It is very interesting.

If you come to Kyoto, you can know a lot about Japanese culture.

I like Kyoto very much, but I like my home town the best!!

We can make ourself relaxed in my town instead of having many tour attractions like Kyoto. We have closer relationship with neighbourhood than large cities.

Why don't you come to both Kyoto and Shiga?

　See you☆☆

Welcome to my blog!!

My name is Sarry.

Now I'm a student in japan.

My dream is to speak English fluently and to know other cultures, so I study English everyday. And I want to go abroad but I can't do it right now because I don't have enough time and money.

I would like you to tell me your culture if you like.

I 'm looking foward to leaving your comments.