The Development of a Series of Exhibits on AIDS and the Immune System

探索博物馆计划开发一套互动教学展品，涉及流行病学、免疫学和病毒学，并通过这些学科涉及艾滋病的治疗和预防。其目的是全面描述免疫系统在艾滋病的背景下是如何工作的，从而帮助人们就个人和社会对疾病的反应做出理性的决定。主要目的将是通过提供对疾病的科学基础的了解来补充更一般的艾滋病教育材料，并让公众参与科学和教育过程，而不仅仅是告知他们关于这个主题的信息。

The Exploratorium plans to develop a set of interactive teaching exhibits that will deal with epidemiology, immunology and virology, and through those subjects, with AIDS treatment and prevention. The purpose is to provide a comprehensive description of how the immune system works in the context of AIDS, and so help people to make rational decisions about personal and social responses to the disease. The primary thrust will be to supplement the more general AIDS educational materials by providing an understanding of the scientific basis of the disease, and to involve the public in the scientific and educative process, rather than just informing them about the subject.