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There is a substantial body of evidence showing that HIV causes AIDS—and that antiretroviral treatment(ART)has turned the viral
There is a substantial body of evidence showing that HIV causes AIDS—and that antiretroviral treatment(ART)has turned the viral
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2014-06-25
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问题
There is a substantial body of evidence showing that HIV causes AIDS—and that antiretroviral treatment(ART)has turned the viral infection from a death sentence into a chronic disease. Yet a small group of AIDS denialists keeps alive the conspiratorial argument that ART is harmful and that HIV science has been corrupted by commercial interests. Unfortunately, AIDS denialists have had a disproportionate effect on efforts to stem the AIDS epidemic. In 2000, South African President Thabo Mbeki took these claims seriously, opting to debate the issue, thus delaying the introduction of ART into the South African public health sector. At least 330,000 South Africans died unnecessarily as a result.
The "hero scientist" of AIDS denialism, University of California, Berkeley, virologist Peter Dues-berg, argues that HIV is a harmless passenger virus and that ART is toxic, even a cause of AIDS. He has done no clinical research on HIV and ignores the many rebuttals of his claims in the scientific literature. In 1993, John Maddox, then editor of Nature, complained that Duesberg was "wrongly using tendentious arguments to confuse understanding of AIDS," and that because he was not engaging as a scientist, he would no longer be granted an automatic "right of reply" .
Efforts by scientists to defend science are supplemented by pro-science activists operating on the Internet. Physician, author, and blogger Ben Goldacre argued in his Guardian column Bad Science that a "ragged band of bloggers from all walks of life" has been very successful at exposing pseudoscientific claims and fraudulent alternative practitioners selling quack cures. The Internet now poses a double-edged sword for AIDS denialists. It is becoming a tougher place for people to insulate themselves in a comfortable cocoon of the like-minded. While the web allows denialists to advertise their ideas and build networks, it also exposes potential converts to scientific rebuttals of their claims, as well news about the deaths of the "living icons" -high-profile HIV-positive people who rejected ART.
The key living icon for AIDS denialism was Christine Maggiore. She founded Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives(an organization with Duesberg on its board), campaigned against the use of ART to prevent mothers passing HIV to their babies, and met President Mbeki. Despite her 3-year-old daughter’s succumbing to AIDS, Maggiore remained staunchly opposed to HIV science and ART. She opted for alternative therapies and died at the age of 52, from AIDS-related infections.
Scientists often have a tough time responding to antiscience conspiracy theories because their integrity is impugned by the conspiratorial moves made against them. But precisely because living icons like Maggiore lent credence to AIDS denialism by appearing to offer "living proof" that the science of HIV pathogenesis and treatment is wrong, pro-science activists maintain a list of denialists who have died of AIDS. The weapons of science and reason are still very much in contention, but the gloves have come off in a broader struggle over credibility.
Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
选项
A、Double-sidedness of ART.
B、HIV Science in Action.
C、The Monster of AIDS Denialism.
D、The Fight against AIDS Conspiracy.
答案
C
解析
全文共计五段。第一段首先介绍了艾滋病主流派和非主流派观点(即艾滋病否定主义论调),重点指出非主流派观点给艾滋病治疗带来严重不良影响;第二段进一步介绍非主流派代表人物观点;第三段主体分析网络给非主流派带来的利弊;第四段例证说明非主流派的惊人势力;末段指出非主流派势力强硬,主流派、非主流派之间更广泛的信誉之争业已展开。可见,通篇文章均围绕主流和非主流展开论述,重在说明非主流派势力之雄厚,给主流派带来的压力和危害,所以,[C]选项是对文章内容的高度概括。
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考研英语一
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