Comments on: Does Magic Johnson Really Have AIDS?

By: Derrick

Derrick — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:52:14 +0000

Cookie is a mutant and her special powers are HIV immunity.

By: Javonne

Javonne — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:02:23 +0000

I just wanna know how Cookie didnt get it since women are about 100x more prone to getting the virus than men….

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By: miked

miked — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:57:27 +0000

Eazy E and Bobby Debarge died back in 95, 4 years after Magic Johnson announced his having HIV. In fact, their HIV had progressed to AIDS before they even knew they had even been infected with HIV. Their deaths should be attributed more to ignorance on the status of their infection until it was too late versus a lack of treatment options. According to wikipedia, Eazy E found out he had AIDS within 10 days of his death date whereas Bobby Debarge died shortly after his release from prison of AIDS. In both of the mentioned cases it can be implied, neither of these people knew they had the virus that leads to AIDS, most likely never got tested for it, and after it had run its course, died shortly after having let HIV progress to AIDS.

With the above, I don’t even have to highlight that these are cases of stars dying from AIDS more than 10 years ago. Maybe their deaths are what caused people to take getting tested seriously which is why we don’t hear about that many deaths from it in the western world anymore.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:13:39 +0000

Emcee: Eazy E?He had AIDS before he new it died like 3 months later, he couldn’t be saved.

I know I was limited in who I could mention. What about Bobby DeBarge?

By: Emcee

Emcee — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:10:14 +0000

Derrick: Eric Wright

Eazy E? He had AIDS before he new it died like 3 months later, he couldn't be saved.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:06:40 +0000

miked: ...whose the last star you know of that has died from AIDS?

Eric Wright

By: miked

miked — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:30:45 +0000

Derrick:
So why haven’t we heard of other situations of people, stars, analysts who had the virus and somehow “kicked” the virus.

LOL, because its more common than you think in the western world.

We live in a negative, pessimistic society where we only concentrate on the number of deaths, number of people infected and the like. If someone is still alive after having contracted HIV 10 years ago, its not all that interesting. Yet I know a few people that are HIV positive that ever since they start taking all of their antiretrovirals have been around far longer than one would expect. HIV is NOT a death sentence if you have access to your treatments.

Here are a few epidemiology research articles about HIV and antiretroviral mortality rates:

http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/dyp306

http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000066

Of course, you can search for more if you want.

BTW, you’re not kicking the virus, you’re just halting its spread. Drug dependent remission is NOT the same thing as kicking the virus. Its just not as dangerous as it once was or could be at the moment. BTW, whose the last star you know of that has died from AIDS?

By: Derrick

Derrick — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:26:03 +0000

miked: Magic Johnson never had AIDS. He has HIV which morphs into AIDS if allowed to run rampant and uncontrolled. Magic Johnson has the money...

So why haven't we heard of other situations of people, stars, analysts who had the virus and somehow "kicked" the virus.

By: Emcee

Emcee — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:01:05 +0000

@miked
Well put