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What incurable illness does Magic Johnson have and what did the abbreviation stand for?
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∙ 15y ago
The great Earvin "Magic" Johnson, former NBA Point Guard of the Los Angeles Lakers and one of the greatest Basketball players of all time, was diagnosed in 1991 as having contracted the Human Immunodeficiency Virus - more commonly known today simply as HIV. The end stages of HIV illness is known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS.
It ended his basketball career as there wasn't much known about it then, but it was known that it could be transferred by bodily fluid contact, and basketball, while not being a "contact sport", nevertheless has its cuts and bloody moments. It was then he decided to retire for good.
It was thought then that his HIV positive status would be an immediate death sentence, but he has outlived all expectations and is still alive having all but beaten HIV. Magic in every sense of his nickname.
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