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    LECU GUIDE 2025.

    SECTION 1

    Summary

    The passage talks about the origin of HIV/AIDS. It says that HIV/AIDS was made in a laboratory
    in the United States and spread through contaminated vaccines. This challenges the common
    belief that HIV/AIDS came from Africa.

    Suitable Titles

    1. The Made-Up Origin of HIV/AIDS

    2. Finding the Hidden Truth About HIV/AIDS

    3. The HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Theory

    4. Rethinking Where HIV/AIDS Came From

    Writer's Argument

    The writer says six important things:

    1. HIV/AIDS was created in a lab.

    The passage states, "HIV never existed before 1978, implying that it was engineered in a US
    laboratory." This means that HIV/AIDS didn't come from nature, but was made by people in a
    laboratory.

    1. Contaminated vaccines spread HIV.

    The passage notes, "The experimental Hepatitis B vaccine (1978-1981) was contaminated with
    HIV." Within three years, 64% of those who received the vaccine had HIV.

    1. The US was where HIV/AIDS started.

    Many people got HIV/AIDS in the US before it spread to other countries. The passage states,
    "5,660 AIDS cases in the US (1981-1983) vs. 17 in entire Africa."

    1. It's wrong to say HIV/AIDS came from Africa.

    Some scientists thought HIV/AIDS came from Africa, but the writer says this is incorrect.
    Theories about African origin through eating monkeys and chimpanzees were "increasingly
    outlandish" and "laughable."
    1. We need to investigate disease origins.

    We should find out where diseases come from to stop them from spreading. The passage
    emphasizes, "Develop capacity to gather intelligence on disease-causing agents."

    1. We need to check vaccines and medicines.

    We should make sure vaccines and medicines are safe and clean. The passage warns, "Danger
    of importing fake, contaminated pharmaceutical products is real."

    Researcher's Conclusion

    A researcher named Wilson Casselwell did a study in Uganda. He found:

    1. Many young people had HIV.

    15% of young adults were HIV positive.

    1. Older people didn't have HIV.

    None of the elderly people were HIV positive.

    1. Only sexually active adults got HIV.

    Comparison with sexually inactive individuals showed HIV was primarily among young, sexually
    active adults.

    1. HIV spread quickly in certain areas.

    Geographic clustering indicated recent spread.

    Word/Phrase Meanings

    i. Cluster of cases: When many people get the same disease in the same area.

    Example: The first reported cases of pneumocystis pneumonia in five gay men in Los Angeles.

    ii. Unearthing: Finding out secrets or hidden information.

    Example: The passage reveals new information about the origin of HIV/AIDS.

    iii. Truncated: When information is incomplete or missing.

    Example: The passage argues that the commonly held story of HIV/AIDS is incomplete.

    iv. Increasingly outlandish: When ideas become ridiculous or hard to believe.


    Example: Western scientists' theories about African origin through eating monkeys and
    chimpanzees.

    v. Immune-suppressant viruses: Viruses that weaken our body's defense.

    Example: HIV is an immune-suppressant virus.

    vi. Cultured: Growing things in a controlled environment.

    Example: The virus was cultured in human cells.

    vii. Indistinguishable: When things look exactly the same.

    Example: A good part of HIV was indistinguishable from Bovine Visna Virus (BVV).

    viii. Addresses were plotted: Mapping locations to see patterns.

    Example: Plotting addresses revealed the New York City blood center as the epicenter.

    ix. Dispassionately: Looking at facts without emotions.

    Example: The passage argues for a dispassionate description of diseases.

    x. Rogue: People or things that break rules or don't follow norms.

    Example: Rogue scientists creating and spreading disease-causing agents.

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