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scientists said not enough research had been done to warrant a public health
announcement, and accused Dr. Frieden of excessive haste.
2. What was the concern of gay activists?
Gay activists worried that Dr. Frieden's use of the announcement to emphasize
safe-sex practices would set up gay men as culprits, reviving a concern as old
as the disease
3. What else has resurfaced among top AIDS researchers?
Longstanding rivalries among top AIDS researchers resurfaced
4. Why is competition so intense among scientists and their institutions to
communicate new findings and get credit?
It is important so they could get more money and further expand their research
5. What is the basic role difference between scientists and public health officials?
Scientists have to take emergency measure to try and stop the disease from
spreading.
6. The Community H.I.V./AIDS Mobilization Project, based in New York,
said the link between the spread of the possible new strain and the use of crystal
methamphetamine was unproven, and suggested that the city had ignored the
''underlying issues'' of what?
The issues are, discrimination, poor housing, and unemployment
7. Do you think Dr. Frieden did the correct thing in making his announcement?
Why?
Yes I think he did right. it might have brought up some needless alarms, but it also
opened up peoples eyes and brought out similar cases.
How to Get Those at Risk To Avoid Risky Sex?
1. If nothing else, the AIDS case that alarmed health officials in New York last
week illustrates what?
illustrates the enormous difficulty of promoting and sustaining changes in
sexual behavior
2. Over the last decade, AIDS activists and health officials have mounted public
awareness campaigns, distributed pamphlets at medical clinics and conducted
large-scale studies aimed at increasing what and reducing what?