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Famous People with HIV/AIDS
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Magic Johnson

The world was stunned when Dream Team basketball player Magic Johnson announced that he was HIV-positive in 1991.

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Freddie Mercury

The charismatic lead singer of Queen contracted HIV in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.

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Gia Carangi

Gorgeous model Gia was one of the first world-famous people to die of AIDS, in the days when few treatments were available.

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Eazy-E

Gangsta rapper Eazy-E thouht he was having problems with asthma, but died of AIDS within a month of diagnosis.

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Rock Hudson

"His legacy will be our continued fight for a cure for AIDS," said Dynasty co-star Linda Gray of the first major star to die of AIDS.

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Liberace

Liberace's manager claimed that the entertainer's extreme weight loss came from the Watermelon Diet, not AIDS.

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Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe contracted HIV during heart surgery, in the days before the blood supply was routinely tested for the virus.

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Isaac Asimov

Although Isaac Asimov showed symptoms of AIDS after heart surgery, his doctors refused to test him.

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Greg Louganis

Greg Louganis originally thought HIV was a death sentence, but his cousin convinced him to stay active.

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Tommy Morrison

Did boxer Tommy Morrison have HIV and shake it off, or did he never have it at all?

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HIV is a terrible disease, if not for my Husband and the help of the great Dr osula my life would have been a mess! I was diagnosed with HIV in 2005, my husband encouraged me, and told me not to lose hope, I manage to give birth to a baby Boy who was free from the disease, and my Husband was always there for me! One day he came to me and told me that he have found a man who can cure me. Base on scientist, they said there is no cure for HIV; he told me that he has seen many testimonies about... View full comment
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I have experienced the symptoms of Candida to the greatest degree. It made life very difficult to handle and was life threatening due to the deep depression and panic attacks. I have been taking Caprylic Acid - but it only stored the yeast in the groin area - which caused severe itching and wakefull nights. Recently I have found and started taking Candex. I found that it was actually draining the poisons from my body - but too strongly. I started just taking smaller amounts - but I wish... View full comment
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