World News3% seems really high. South Africa and other areas are way way higher though.
As the old Russian proverb goes, life is hard, but thankfully it is also short.
Igonina attributed the infections mainly to violations of sanitary and epidemiological rules, including the use of the same catheters and glucometers for multiple patients.
I was going to guess drug use. How fucked is it that you go for medical treatment and end up with HIV?
Last I heard Russia did have the highest incidence of heroin usage in Europe, so that's likely a factor.
Likely not many needle exchanges there. But if it was from intravenous drug use, one would expect hepatitis c to be even higher, as it is here in the US with such addicts. Especially the ones of the older generations, like 60s to 70 years old now or so.
catheters.. multiple patients
Holy fuck I cannot vote for more health care funding fast enough
I'm not sure you get to vote for more health care funding in Russia...
I mean, you can vote, it just doesn't matter.
If by healthcare you mean a corner office on the 8th floor... you can
Soon to be the USA too.
Why do you say that?
They say it because there always has to be an obligatory "Whatabout USA" in any thread about problems in other countries.
Not to say that there aren't still concerns in the US, though, with the politicization of disease and healthcare in a state of near collapse. It just has little to do with the article above.
u/Blibittyblah is moving to the USA
I don’t want to live with you, lol
are you sure? i am man in the 40-50 age group, basically your target
I mean in America, with you.
What about in America, with me?
Not for a million dollars.
