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WideEyed
SomecastsadoubtoverAIDS
By MunHyeon-gyeong
who makes this wisdom? An operator of a
AssociateEditorofTheArgus
website, “no-AIDS” whose members
disagreewithexistenceofAIDSsaidthatin
his essay, “You have to understand that
S
RedCrossorganizes
tudents at American University of
AIDS journalists have very close
Beirutheldacampaignforrethinking
relationships with the drug companies and
‘RunforAIDS’
of Acquired Immune Deficiency
with their PR department. They fund all
campaign
Syndrome (AIDS) in a campus newspaper
research,firstofall.Thereisnosuchthingas
(right). It has been believed that the Human
an independent research. All clinical
Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV) causes
experiments are supported by the drug
Last Friday, the Lebanese Red Cross Club
AIDS.However,therearesomepeoplewho
companies.” The claim that multinational
(LRCC) marked the international Acquired
raisedquestionsovertheunprovedbelief.
pharmaceutical companies and researchers
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Day
Themembersofanti-AIDSsaidthatthere
which are in collusion with the companies
by holding its yearly awareness campaign
is no scientific evidence for the existence of
have made great profits from the expensive
underthemotto:“Spreadthemessage,notthe
virus? More than 150 students, faculty and
HIV. The photograph of an isolated HIV
medicinesisnotareasontocreatevirusmyth
staffparticipatedintheevent.
particle or any related proteins and nucleic
about AIDS. Some people claimed that
The campaign was highlighted by two
acids have not been reported. The existence
racists and perpetrators used AIDS for
successive events. The first activity consisted
ofHIVisinferredfromanantibodytest,but
discriminations and blamed African
of a 1200-meter run that covered both upper
howthisissupposedtowork,whenthevirus
Americans. In other views, some said that
and lower campus. Over 60 participants ran,
has never been found to exist and obtained
when an HIV positive person became
jogged or walked from the start/finish line
free of contaminants, remains a mystery. In
known, Reagan government in the U.S.
beneath West Hall’s main entrance. Ahmad
Hammoud told Outlook, “In spite of the
addition, people argued that there has never
connected AIDS and homosexual
politicalturmoiloccuringoutsidethewallsof
beenaworkableHIVtest.Thedefinitionsof
relationships to obstruct homosexuals. The
AUB,studentsinsistedonparticipatinginthe
“positive” response to the HIV test are
government considered the homosexual as
event which came out to be a great success.
differentdependingonorganizationsdealing
trouble-makers who threat capitalism and
He added, “The event should be repeated
with HIV. The test method changed from
socialbirthcontrol.
every year, since it brings together students
laboratorytolaboratory.Moreover,HIVhas
Anti-AIDS demonstrators threatened
from various faculties and majors to
been informed through press releases and
mainstreamgroupsinsistingthatHIVcauses
participate in the awareness of a critical
statementsasakillervirusthatcausesAIDS
AIDS. It is not a criminal that challenges
worldwideconcern:AIDS.
The second event took place at the Green
without considering other factors. Distorted
general truth. As somebody said, “If there
Oval where more than one hundred students
research and treatment have caused
wasnochallenge,thereisnoprosperity,”the
andfacultyjoinedtoformabighumanribbon
thousandsofpeopletosufferanddie.
negative view can be a motivation for
using red umbrellas. Ramzi Semaan, a
Ifso,supportingthereisnoHIV,noAIDS,
promotion. There are possibilities that the
memberoftheLebaneseRedCrossClubsaid
anti-AIDS claim is just a hypothesis and
that “this event allowed students and faculty
rkm.com.au
existence-AIDSclaimtoo.Tojudgewhether
to share a common activity and promote the
the opinion is true or not is a future task.
same cause. Participants also received
Foremost, people in the various fields may
packages including pamphlets and brochures
discussing all sorts of information about the
needtodisputecontraryinsistencesaboutthe
disease. In addition, on the morning of the
cause of AIDS and real vaccines or
event, eye-catching awareness boards were
medicines should be made as soon as
displayed along the track to grab students
possible without any illegal transactions
attentionandpassalongthemessage.
between pharmaceutical companies and
Carl Odegaard and Camilla Dalaker, two
researchers. Moreover, it is needed that
visitingNorwegianRedCrossmemberswere
rethink conventional prejudice about AIDS,
positively surprised by the success of the
event. Camilla commented on the campaign.
and consider if this hypothesis, no-AIDS, is
“The members of the Lebanese Red Cross
true,whomakesprofitsbycreatingexistence
Clubwereverycommittedtotheproject,and
ofAIDS.Attheconclusion,itisemphasized
promoted AIDS awareness in a very original
what is the most helpful way for the HIV
wayinsteadofjustsettingupastand.
ThisissimulatedphotographofHIVknownas
positivepersonorthepersonwithAIDS.
a cause of AIDS. However, there is nobody
daybreakhk@hufs.ac.kr
whofoundthisvirus’sessence
JUNE 2007

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