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A Dive Into Darkness
Hello, I’m Paul Franks and I’ve written a conspiracy-thriller called ‘A Dive Into Darkness’ based upon my four years researching HIV/AIDS. In this original podcast series, I’ll tell you everything you need to know about the book and its four-year writing process, from inspiration to publication, and all points in between.
I suspect those of you who have listened to the previous episodes will be asking, when is Paul going to tell us about the book? Well, I did tell you this show will look at all aspects of the book, from inspiration to publication. I was inspired to write a book because of HIV/AIDS and as time went on I became more and more interested in researching the syndrome. During the spring of 2021 I started work on my second ‘AIDS’ book, ‘The Fast Lane Experiment’ which I will tell you more about in a later episode but all the time my research continued, and all the time I became evermore convinced that the official ‘HIV causes AIDS’ narrative was a lie. It was this realization that would ultimately lead to ‘A Dive Into Darkness’, but there would be at least one more book title before that happened…..
So, today, in Episode Sixteen of ‘A Dive Into Darkness’, ‘CMV and PCP pneumonia’, I will explore in more detail the close association between CMV and the second main marker disease of ‘early’ AIDS, PCP pneumonia. Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a rare, serious lung infection most common in people with weakened immune systems, such as those with AIDS, chronic lung disease, cancer, or who are taking certain post-transplant medications.
As I have stated in previous episodes, the very first ‘AIDS’ paper published in the CDC’s MMWR bulletin on 5th June 1981, ‘Pneumocystis Pneumonia -- Los Angeles’, described how ‘in the period October 1980-May 1981, 5 young men, all active homosexuals, were treated for biopsy-confirmed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia at 3 different hospitals in Los Angeles, California. Two of the patients died. All 5 patients had laboratory-confirmed previous or current cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and candidal mucosal infection.’ Even though the Editorial Note said that ‘the role of CMV infection in the pathogenesis of pneumocystosis remains unknown’, once I typed CMV/PCP into google I soon discovered that the two were often described as a double act, partners in crime. The first UK ‘AIDS’ case, was reported in the Lancet in December 1981 under the headline ‘PRIMARY PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII AND CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS’. This a very important, as well as historic, paper and I will return to it in future episodes.
Spookily, 21 years earlier the same journal included this paper: ‘CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION DISEASE AND PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII INFECTION IN AN ADULT’. This paper is I believe one of the most important papers of the 20th century, or at least it should be. It contains the story of the so-called Manchester Sailor, David Carr, an individual that Edward Hooper devotes two chapters to in his book ‘The River’. Again, this is such an important part of the AIDS jigsaw puzzle, I will return to it in future episodes. For now, I will focus on the Discussion part of the paper. The authors state in an almost Nostradamus-like manner: ‘The association (of CMV) with Pneumocystis carinii infection was of further interest. Simultaneous Pneumocystis and cytomegalic inclusion infections have also been described in an infant. The association of these two apparently separate and normally saprophytic infections is interesting, and perhaps not entirely fortuitous, especially since the nature of the Pneumocystis organism has not yet been determined. In due course a closer relationship may be established. It is important to recognise their potential pathogenicity and their ability to produce, either alone or in combination, fatal infections in man. There is some evidence that this danger is increased by prolonged treatment with steroids and antibiotics. Possibly more cases will occur because of the increasing use of these drugs. At present, there is no effective treatment.’
Hooper notes that David Carr’s health problems had begun in February 1956 and he had received ‘massive penicillin injections.’ He attended Christies Radium Hospital in Manchester on a monthly basis from the start of 1958, to get radiotherapy and steroid treatment for rashes on his back and shoulders.’
By the late 1970s a subset of sexually active, ‘fast-lane’ gay males were taking antibiotics and steroids in massive amounts.
When the first AIDS, or GRID (Gay Related Immune Deficiency) cases were reported, gay males afflicted with PCP and KS, the CDC declared it was all a huge mystery and we were ‘all doomed.’ However, the medical literature pre-1981 contained extensive evidence that PCP and KS were both closely associated with a virus carried by 90%+ of sexually active gay males, CMV, and that these combinations could have fatal consequences. Perhaps AIDS/GRID wasn’t a mystery at all….
Thank you for listening to Episode Sixteen of ‘A Dive Into Darkness’. I hope you enjoyed it. If you did, please tell your friends about it. In Episode Seventeen of ‘A Dive Into Darkness’, I will tell you about yet another association between CMV and another key ‘early’ AIDS marker disease, Toxoplasmosis. Till the next time, goodbye and happy reading.
‘A Dive Into Darkness’ is available both as an ebook and paperback, with Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-dive-into-darkness-paul-franks/1145527746?ean=9781917129855
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dive-Into-Darkness-Paul-Franks-ebook/dp/B0D32DP97S
https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/sites/default/files/Sub%20Docs%201001%20-%201300%20/Sub%20Docs%201001%20-%201300%20/%201001%20-%201300%20%28ZY%29/PRSE0000426%20-%20Primary%20Pneumocystis%20Carinii%20and%20Cytomegalovirus%20Infections%20-%2012%20Dec%201981.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/lmrk077.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20period%20October%201980,Two%20of%20the%20patients%20died. MMWR.
https://www.penroseinquiry.org.uk/finalreport/pdf/LIT0013977.PDF ‘CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION DISEASE AND PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII INFECTION IN AN ADULT’.
http://www.aidsorigins.com/wp-content/uploads/The-River-by-Edward-Hooper-2021-edition.pdf The River, Edward Hooper
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cascades.substack.com
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By Paul FranksHello, I’m Paul Franks and I’ve written a conspiracy-thriller called ‘A Dive Into Darkness’ based upon my four years researching HIV/AIDS. In this original podcast series, I’ll tell you everything you need to know about the book and its four-year writing process, from inspiration to publication, and all points in between.
I suspect those of you who have listened to the previous episodes will be asking, when is Paul going to tell us about the book? Well, I did tell you this show will look at all aspects of the book, from inspiration to publication. I was inspired to write a book because of HIV/AIDS and as time went on I became more and more interested in researching the syndrome. During the spring of 2021 I started work on my second ‘AIDS’ book, ‘The Fast Lane Experiment’ which I will tell you more about in a later episode but all the time my research continued, and all the time I became evermore convinced that the official ‘HIV causes AIDS’ narrative was a lie. It was this realization that would ultimately lead to ‘A Dive Into Darkness’, but there would be at least one more book title before that happened…..
So, today, in Episode Sixteen of ‘A Dive Into Darkness’, ‘CMV and PCP pneumonia’, I will explore in more detail the close association between CMV and the second main marker disease of ‘early’ AIDS, PCP pneumonia. Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a rare, serious lung infection most common in people with weakened immune systems, such as those with AIDS, chronic lung disease, cancer, or who are taking certain post-transplant medications.
As I have stated in previous episodes, the very first ‘AIDS’ paper published in the CDC’s MMWR bulletin on 5th June 1981, ‘Pneumocystis Pneumonia -- Los Angeles’, described how ‘in the period October 1980-May 1981, 5 young men, all active homosexuals, were treated for biopsy-confirmed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia at 3 different hospitals in Los Angeles, California. Two of the patients died. All 5 patients had laboratory-confirmed previous or current cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and candidal mucosal infection.’ Even though the Editorial Note said that ‘the role of CMV infection in the pathogenesis of pneumocystosis remains unknown’, once I typed CMV/PCP into google I soon discovered that the two were often described as a double act, partners in crime. The first UK ‘AIDS’ case, was reported in the Lancet in December 1981 under the headline ‘PRIMARY PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII AND CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS’. This a very important, as well as historic, paper and I will return to it in future episodes.
Spookily, 21 years earlier the same journal included this paper: ‘CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION DISEASE AND PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII INFECTION IN AN ADULT’. This paper is I believe one of the most important papers of the 20th century, or at least it should be. It contains the story of the so-called Manchester Sailor, David Carr, an individual that Edward Hooper devotes two chapters to in his book ‘The River’. Again, this is such an important part of the AIDS jigsaw puzzle, I will return to it in future episodes. For now, I will focus on the Discussion part of the paper. The authors state in an almost Nostradamus-like manner: ‘The association (of CMV) with Pneumocystis carinii infection was of further interest. Simultaneous Pneumocystis and cytomegalic inclusion infections have also been described in an infant. The association of these two apparently separate and normally saprophytic infections is interesting, and perhaps not entirely fortuitous, especially since the nature of the Pneumocystis organism has not yet been determined. In due course a closer relationship may be established. It is important to recognise their potential pathogenicity and their ability to produce, either alone or in combination, fatal infections in man. There is some evidence that this danger is increased by prolonged treatment with steroids and antibiotics. Possibly more cases will occur because of the increasing use of these drugs. At present, there is no effective treatment.’
Hooper notes that David Carr’s health problems had begun in February 1956 and he had received ‘massive penicillin injections.’ He attended Christies Radium Hospital in Manchester on a monthly basis from the start of 1958, to get radiotherapy and steroid treatment for rashes on his back and shoulders.’
By the late 1970s a subset of sexually active, ‘fast-lane’ gay males were taking antibiotics and steroids in massive amounts.
When the first AIDS, or GRID (Gay Related Immune Deficiency) cases were reported, gay males afflicted with PCP and KS, the CDC declared it was all a huge mystery and we were ‘all doomed.’ However, the medical literature pre-1981 contained extensive evidence that PCP and KS were both closely associated with a virus carried by 90%+ of sexually active gay males, CMV, and that these combinations could have fatal consequences. Perhaps AIDS/GRID wasn’t a mystery at all….
Thank you for listening to Episode Sixteen of ‘A Dive Into Darkness’. I hope you enjoyed it. If you did, please tell your friends about it. In Episode Seventeen of ‘A Dive Into Darkness’, I will tell you about yet another association between CMV and another key ‘early’ AIDS marker disease, Toxoplasmosis. Till the next time, goodbye and happy reading.
‘A Dive Into Darkness’ is available both as an ebook and paperback, with Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-dive-into-darkness-paul-franks/1145527746?ean=9781917129855
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dive-Into-Darkness-Paul-Franks-ebook/dp/B0D32DP97S
https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/sites/default/files/Sub%20Docs%201001%20-%201300%20/Sub%20Docs%201001%20-%201300%20/%201001%20-%201300%20%28ZY%29/PRSE0000426%20-%20Primary%20Pneumocystis%20Carinii%20and%20Cytomegalovirus%20Infections%20-%2012%20Dec%201981.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/lmrk077.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20period%20October%201980,Two%20of%20the%20patients%20died. MMWR.
https://www.penroseinquiry.org.uk/finalreport/pdf/LIT0013977.PDF ‘CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION DISEASE AND PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII INFECTION IN AN ADULT’.
http://www.aidsorigins.com/wp-content/uploads/The-River-by-Edward-Hooper-2021-edition.pdf The River, Edward Hooper
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cascades.substack.com