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The launch-point parallels to HIV/AIDS are interesting. HIV Patient Zero was eventually (and reluctantly) identified as a promiscuous male homosexual Quebecois flight attendant, whose job with Air Canada allowed him to regularly fly to Africa where he could, ah, enjoy his perversion. His symptoms and death were, as I recall, considered mysterious at the time he presented to the Canadian medical establishment.

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One of the finest medical mystery books on HIV/AIDS is 'The River' A journey into the source of HIV and Aids by Edward Hooper....Its so meticulous in its references and research that its hard to mark pages that are scary mind blowing as the book is quite large..the author now gives away his amazing and scary book. http://www.aidsorigins.com/wp-content/uploads/The-River-by-Edward-Hooper-2021-edition.pdf

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