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Elite controllers: people who control HIV without medicine (Level A1) — pink and white flower petals

Elite controllers: people who control HIV without medicineCEFR A1

26 Sept 2024

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Adapted from Elna Schütz, SciDev • CC BY 2.0

Photo by CDC, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
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  • Some people control HIV without medicine.
  • They are called elite controllers.
  • Only a very small group have this.
  • The virus stays at undetectable levels in them.
  • They usually do not pass HIV to others.
  • Researchers study them to learn how.
  • Some people keep control for life.
  • Others need HIV medicine later.
  • Some people join studies and give blood.

Difficult words

  • control — keep something at a low or safe level
  • elite controller — person who keeps HIV at very low levels
    elite controllers
  • undetectable — too low to be found by a test
  • pass — give an infection to another person
  • researcher — a person who studies a topic to learn
    Researchers
  • medicine — a drug or treatment for illness

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Discussion questions

  • Would you join a study and give blood?
  • Have you ever given blood?
  • Do you think medicine is important for health?

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