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Was that supposed to be funny? KS is caused by HHV-8, in the presence of a weakened immune system. Why the link to that 35 year-old article (before the link with HHV-8 was found)?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi's_sarcoma

"Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a type of cancer that can form masses in the skin, lymph nodes, or other organs. The skin lesions are usually purple in color.[ They can occur singularly, in a limited area, or be widespread.[8] It may worsen either gradually or quickly. Lesions may be flat or raised. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is found in the lesions of all those who are affected. Risk factors include poor immune function, either as a result of disease or specific medications, and chronic lymphedema"

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I remember that when AIDS appeared in the early 1980s, the first obvious symptom seemed to be KS, and many people immediately jumped to the idea that poppers were the cause. It didn't take long to discredit that theory.

Yeah, there was something awful about KS in the way it was seen as a stigmata which encompassed so much more than the mere cancer that it was. It was treated almost like leprosy by the straights. Princess Diana did a lot to overcome the aversion to touching people with AIDS. And for me the most impactful photo ever taken of that era was of a loving father cradling his emaciated son on his deathbed. It tore at the heart.

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Unlike many AIDS symptoms, KS was something that everyone could see. I still vividly remember lying on my towel on Jones Beach and seeing an old acquaintance walking along the water, and even at a distance recognizing the KS lesions on his legs. He had been a stunningly beautiful blond college kid when I first knew him, and now he was a skinny, pale man in his 30s, with disfiguring marks that foretold his early death, even before the disease had its official name. It's a scene that will always be with me.

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