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900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city of Ratodero

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Re: 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city of Ratodero

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Post by adrr »

egtiller wrote: post #2

This news report makes my mind boggle. Reuse of syringes? In this century? The doctor says he was too poor to afford syringes! So reuse of syringes is the solution? Bill the cost of the syringe to the patient. Ask for donations. Do whatever it takes but never reuse a syringe. How can a doctor find reuse of syringes remotely acceptable?

Even if he re-used a syringe. Couldn't he have disinfected it with heat or flushing the needles with a water/bleach solution?

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Post by scarmig »

knzhou wrote: post #10

We will possibly end up with nearly 1000 children killed by a single man. A sobering reminder that our problems are, almost always, nothing in comparison.

Likely many more than 1000 children were infected.

That said, hopefully the government of Pakistan is embarrassed enough to fund free treatment for this population. With treatment and compliance, HIV-positive people usually lead long, healthy lives.

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Post by andrewstuart »

xeromal wrote: post #30
andrewstuart wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even here in Melbourne the barber offers to use a cutthroat razor to give the neck a clean shave after a haircut. He's always a little puzzled when I'm "no thanks" to the razor.

Genuine question, if the razor is soaked in barbosol(?) between uses, is it not thoroughly disinfected. Aren't most medical tools metal? If a barber used an autoclave, would it be acceptable then?

>> If a barber used an autoclave, would it be acceptable then

If I trusted that the autoclave was properly used, of course. Same as the dentist.

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Post by SighDucks »

andrewstuart wrote: post #20
solstice wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Woah, I never thought about this possibility.

Even if you don't get HIV from the razor you could still get one of the forms of hepatitis. I've never seen a barber with an autoclave for cleaning his equipment.

Don't they usually have disposable blades? The barbers in Melb I go to do.

Re: 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city of Ratodero

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Post by Consultant32452 »

andrewstuart wrote: post #20
solstice wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Woah, I never thought about this possibility.

Even if you don't get HIV from the razor you could still get one of the forms of hepatitis. I've never seen a barber with an autoclave for cleaning his equipment.

Barbicide kills HIV and hepatitis.

Re: 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city of Ratodero

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Post by Gatsky »

egtiller wrote: post #2

This news report makes my mind boggle. Reuse of syringes? In this century? The doctor says he was too poor to afford syringes! So reuse of syringes is the solution? Bill the cost of the syringe to the patient. Ask for donations. Do whatever it takes but never reuse a syringe. How can a doctor find reuse of syringes remotely acceptable?

I think you are getting distracted. The real problem is abject poverty, and ineffective government. We could be endlessly horrified about what actually goes on in the world’s most disadvantaged places, rather than just what makes the NY Times.

Re: 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V. in Pakistani city of Ratodero

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Post by belltaco »

This is sad. They spend like 20% of their budget on their army and the army runs so much of their economy, and is on the stock market and owns stocks.

Not to mention all the F-16s and Mirage fighters etc costing like $20 million each

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army#Corporate_and_bu...

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/03/21/poor-nation-rich-army/

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