Medical science has absolved "Patient Zero" of everything that he was accused of anyway, so trying to link him to anybody seems rather pointless! Genetic analysis, and study of medical records, points to a much older origin of the AIDS epidemic in America. It just went unnoticed for a long time, being misidentified (understandably) as other conditions. It wasn't until it hit the west coast that people began to pay real attention.
As to Freddie, we know from what his doctors have said about their need to contact him with the test results, that he probably became positive in around 1987. Why try to make an issue of the date?
To be honest, any book that isn't official is something to be wary of. Especially with somebody like Freddie, who was a: very private, so there are less known details, and b: is a favourite subject for speculation and nasty rumour.
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Date: 2017-01-03 08:51 pm (UTC)As to Freddie, we know from what his doctors have said about their need to contact him with the test results, that he probably became positive in around 1987. Why try to make an issue of the date?
To be honest, any book that isn't official is something to be wary of. Especially with somebody like Freddie, who was a: very private, so there are less known details, and b: is a favourite subject for speculation and nasty rumour.
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