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B: And who can blame them really? Who can blame them for making that, hmm, false connection? Who'd have thought that a tiny insect, like a mosquito, could cause so much sickness?
A: Mmm, Yes. More surprising perhaps is the fact that it's taken scientists so much time since then to come up with a cure.
B: Ahah. Well that's what we're going to talk about now. Because it does seem that this is now becoming a real possibility.
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Option 1: "They were understandable at the time."
Explanation: The speakers express empathy towards the early views on malaria, acknowledging that it was reasonable for people to associate the disease with 'bad air' given the limited knowledge of the time. This is supported by the phrase 'And who can blame them really?' which indicates that the speakers find the early misconceptions understandable.
Option 2: "They resulted in unnecessary illness."
Explanation: This option suggests a direct consequence of the early views leading to unnecessary illness, which is not supported by the text. The speakers do not discuss the impact of these views on health outcomes, making this statement an assumption rather than a fact presented in the text.
Option 3: "They have contributed to current findings."
Explanation: The text does not indicate that early views on malaria have contributed to current scientific findings. Instead, the speakers focus on the misunderstanding of the disease's cause and the delay in finding a cure, which does not support this option.
Option 4: "They will be remembered in the future."
Explanation: This option implies a future perspective on the early views of malaria, which is not addressed in the conversation. The speakers do not discuss how these views will be remembered, making this option irrelevant to the text.
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