Myths About HIV/AIDS

See also: Origins of HIV | AIDS Denialism

Eli Dancy, Black AIDS Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y.

"One of the most outlandish myths I heard about HIV: Can I talk about the Magic Johnson thing -- the myth that he's cured?"
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