mˈɜːkjʊɹi wʌz dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊzd wɪð ˈeɪdz ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən; hiː dɪdnˌɑːt ɹᵻvˈiːl hɪz kəndˈɪʃən ʌntˈɪl ðə dˈeɪ bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz dˈɛθ ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in April 1987; he did not reveal his condition until the day before his death in November 1991.