....at the time ; it's believed he caught it , AIDS was unknown.
Unfortunately for him , it was too late , and treatment wasn't yet available. A horrible way to go.
It was a scary time when AIDS was discovered. At first they weren't sure how it could be transmitted , had a supposed 10 year incubation period , .....messed up. I was graduating from high school , and our health teacher was like , "Well kids , watch out for this new virus , which can go undetected for a decade , that you could possibly catch from any bodily fluids , from an unsuspecting individual , man or woman."
Magic Johnson is still around. Freddie never had a chance