1. According to the text, what is a HIV test ?
It's a test
carried out to check whether one is infected with the HIV virus or not.
2. Complete the following paragraph about the evolution of
AIDS. Focus on paragraph 2
At the start, one gets infected with
a virus called HIV. |
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Some
Many
Several
A few |
years |
later, the infected person develops
symptoms that clearly show that he/she
has Aids, which |
usually results in death after a period of about ten years. |
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3. Focus on Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 to fill in the table
below with the appropriate information.
Duesberg's theory |
The HIV virus does not necessarily cause AIDS (or) it's an innocent
bystander |
Evidence for it |
Ne pas tenir compte de cette question |
First reaction to it |
Duesberg stood on his own / He was laughed at. |
Present reaction to it |
Many experts are starting to support his ideas / Doctors have banded
together to reconsider what really causes AIDS. |
4. Circle the right alternative and justify your answer with one detail from the text.
The author of the article is |
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an aids patient
a journalist
a physician |
Justification : All
we doctors are barking up the wrong tree / I have been covered in other people's blood.
5. What advice does he offer people in general and scientists in particular ? Focus
on the last paragraph.
a- Advice
to the public : We
should not relax the principles of safe sex or we should avoid
high risk activities.
b- Advice to scientists : Doctors should take a step back and reconsider their attitude with regards to HIV
and AIDS. |