Question

Grassroots attack on bilharzia
(by Mike Muller, a freelance journalist specializing in Third World affairs)
An African researcher has made encouraging progress in using a pesticide from an indigenous
plant to combat bilharzia-the parasitic disease that afflicts 250 million people in the Third World.
Over the past five years, an experiment has been going on in Ethiopia which has made
encouraging progress in the fight against a disease that ravages three continents. The village of
Adwa in northern Ethiopia is already remembered in African history as the place where the 19th
century Italian colonizers were halted. Now, it is the setting for a new initiative against a harder
and more insidious enemy-the bilharzia parasite.
Activity 2.2.
Instruction: The following questions are based on the paragraph you have just
read. Before you read the succeeding paragraphs: a) Group
yourselves and discuss the questions with your group members; and b)
write its summary in a very short sentence.
1. What is the main idea of the paragraph? -
2. What do you think the next paragraphs will be about?

Answer 1

1. The passage is about the bilharzia parasite which has been affecting the Africans for millions of years, and the recent developments related to it.

2. The next paragraph will dig deeper and talk about its history in Africa.

The parasitic worm that infects people with schistosomiasis, commonly known as bilharzia, dwells in fresh water in tropical and subtropical areas.

The parasite lives primarily in Africa, although it is also present in some regions of South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Asia.

When you first contract schistosomiasis, you frequently don't have any symptoms, but the parasite can linger in the body for many years and harm organs including the bladder, kidneys, and liver.

If you suspect you may have the infection, consult your doctor right away. It is readily treated with a brief course of medication.

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