#hepatitis- c causes

[nectarinegirl]

Help Israa evacuate when Rafah crossing reopens!!

I've written posts for my friend Israa @nasseer220 before, and she once again needs our help to evacuate as soon as possible when the border opens. Israa is a mother to two young children, her son Nasser, and her daughter Enaam. Enaam was born during the genocide and contracted hepatitis, which caused her to need urgent surgery to save her life. With her youngest in delicate health, Israa needs to be able to evacuate as soon as she can, and also seek medical treatment, not only for Enaam, but for her entire family.

Israa's father recently passed away because he had a stroke while also battling cancer, and she was unable to pay for his care. Please, this time, don't abandon her, and share and donate so she can save her young children.

Israa's old fundraiser is vetted by association here, and she had to start from scratch after her previous fundraisers organizer closed the fundraiser. Her fundraiser is moving very slowly, the last donation was 7 hours ago and the one before that was from FIVE DAYS AGO.

Share!! Donate!! Please, do not forget Israa again!!

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[mayfriend]

URGENT: Pregnant mother and her four children in Gaza are burned and without shelter (verified)

Samira (@samiraayman5, @samira-family) is a pregnant mother with four children -- she and her children were sleeping rough after being displaced from their home in North Gaza multiple times, and when she finally managed to raise enough money to buy a tent for them to sleep in, it was burned by the occupation in a bombing of Al-Aqsa Hospital where they were sheltering, and so were her children.

Now Samira and her family are once again without shelter as winter approaches and the temperature is dropping, and her children also need burn medicine, which is approximately $400 due to scarcity, an expense that is on top of the exorbitant cost of food, and the money required to get another tent, as they're currently having to sleep on the hard ground.

Samira is afraid she will give birth not in hospital, or even in a tent, but on the dirty ground: this is extremely dangerous not just because of how unhygienic it is, but because of the serious diseases that are rampant in the Gaza Strip - including Hepatitis C - and Samira's anaemia and asthma, conditions caused by the displacement and suffering of the past year.

At the time of writing (4th November 2024), Samira has raised $2,959 USD out of her current goal of $20,000 USD.

The $400 for the burn medicine is needed URGENTLY so her children can heal from their injuries and avoid infection, as is the money for a tent so Samira does not have to give birth on the ground without even a mattress or tarp - tents in Gaza are currently selling for hundreds of USD, so realistically Samira needs to raise at least $1000 USD as quickly as possible.

If you can give anything to help Samira provide for her children and see to their basic needs, please donate to her gofundme (link: https://gofund.me/18a035a1 verification by @90-ghost) -- she is in great need, like so many others, and has nowhere else to turn.

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

Hey sexwitch!

https://www.tumblr.com/apolladay/782927025725898752/people-who-menstruate-what-product-do-you-most?source=share

I saw this poll claiming that free bleeding during menstruation causes horrible infections and was hoping you could set the record straight on whether or not that's true?

hi anon,

great question! no, a person does not face any increased risk of infection if they opt not to use any menstrual collection devices during their period. while it is of course necessary to make sure they're regularly washing up and not walking around coated in layers of their own dried blood, which can cause irritation and other issues, the same is true of any other person using any other collection method - I'm a resolute user of cloth pads, and god knows I have a mess to clean up at times.

it is important to remember that menstrual blood can be a vector for infections to other people by transmitting bloodborne pathogens such as HIV and hepatitis B and C, so it's important to know your own status if you're planning to free bleed. the risk of transmitting an infection through free bleeding is low, but it always pays to be mindful of your bodily fluids and where you're leaving them.

[covid-safer-hotties]

Also preserved in our archive

Not exactly new news (published in June) but something that's important and a bit underdiscussed.

By Devika Rao

Rare types of cancer are showing up in higher numbers since the Covid-19 pandemic. Doctors suspect that the virus itself may be contributing to the higher cancer rates, despite a solid connection not yet being established. The pandemic may have permanently altered the bodies of those infected, making them more susceptible to cancer. Those affected include people who were otherwise previously healthy.

What do cancer trends look like? Doctors have identified a marked increase in late-stage rarer cancers in people who had otherwise been healthy. Lung, blood and colon cancer, especially, have been rising in younger people. Specifically, medical experts have observed a rise in new cancer patients, multiple patients with multiple cancers, couples and siblings developing cancer within months of each other and cancer patients relapsing after years of remission.

The trend has been particularly noticeable since the Covid-19 pandemic. "This is an observation that has piqued the researchers' and clinicians' interest, that, is there an association with Covid, especially long Covid and cancer?" Dr. Suraj Saggar, chief of infectious disease at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey, said to Fox 5 New York.

Cancer is caused by errors in genetic code within cells. "The human body is made up of trillions of cells in a constant state of growth, repair and death," said The Washington Post. "Most of the time, cells with damaged DNA fix themselves, or simply disappear. Sometimes, they start collecting mistakes in their genetic code and rampage out of control into tumors."

What is more alarming is the prevalence of people suffering from more than one type of cancer. "Having multiple forms of cancer at the same time has also become more prevalent. Cancers typically start in one part of the body and spread," the Post said. "It's rare for discrete cancers to begin in different parts of the body during a short window."

What could be causing the rise? Some scientists posit that the Covid virus itself could be contributing to the higher numbers of cancer diagnoses, especially for those who are suffering from long Covid. "The idea that some viruses can cause or accelerate cancer is hardly new," said the Post. "Scientists have recognized this possibility since the 1960s, and today, researchers estimate 15% to 20% of all cancers worldwide originate from infectious agents such as HPV, Epstein-Barr and hepatitis B."

Because "infection with SARS-CoV-2 occurs in several organs either directly or indirectly, it is expected that cancer stem cells may develop in multiple organs," said a 2023 study published in the journal Biochimie. Lung, colorectal, pancreatic and oral cancer could particularly be exacerbated.

While not officially confirmed, the virus is said to cause full-body inflammation. "Inflammation triggers many genetic changes in a genome that can create a propensity of developing cancer in certain individuals," Dr. Kashyap Patel, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, said to News Nation. "We are completely under-investigating this virus," Douglas C. Wallace, a geneticist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Pennsylvania, said to the Post. "The effects of repeatedly getting this throughout our lives is going to be much more significant than people are thinking."

mentioned study: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10202899/?s=09

[a-shade-of-blue]

I am sure you have all heard of the Al-Aqsa Hospital massacre, where Israeli bombs set fire on the tents of displaced families in the hospital, causing people to be burnt alive. Ayman and his 10 children (@ahmaedworld1) were inside the hospital when it all happened, and their tent was completely burnt down! Now they have nowhere to sleep!

Ahmad, a little 5-year-old boy, was already suffering from hepatitis before the massacre, but now he is also suffering from burnt injuries due to the fire! His leg has been burnt and now he cannot move his leg!

Medicine to treat Ahmad's injuries are very expensive. Moreover, the children are also suffering from the bitter cold due to not even having a tent to shield them from the dropping temperature! They don't have the funds to buy a new tent. 5-year-old Ahmad, is hurt, in pain, and also freezing in the streets. And that is in addition to the constant fears of the warplanes flying above them! Please help them!

This campaign is #5 on @/gaza-evacuation-funds vetted list here, also vetted by association!

Only €2,655 raised of €60,000 goal!

Donations are tickling in slowly for this campaign the last 3 months! Please give them more support!

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[tubzopaint]

Eyeless Jack realistic headcannons + images

Hellooo!! ^^ this is my first post, and I wanted to share an evaluation that I made recently for eyeless Jack, mainly medical stuff, but there’s also a few personality headcannons that I have for him too. Full drawing at the bottom!

He still has a human immune system — even though he can’t die like how a human can, he still is susceptible to regular human diseases

Due to his immune system, he’s contracted several infections, such as hepatitis C, Staphylococcus aureus, and he gets the flu more often

Because his infections have gone untreated, he’s septic and *severely* jaundiced, but because of his inhuman immortality, he’s just in a constant state of late stage liver failure

He wears more tactical type clothing and gear, so he can hold all of his things — he has access to a hunting gun and uses it when he can’t easily hunt humans

Due to being left for dead by the cult, he became severely malnourished, which caused him to develop a phosphorus deficiency, which is why he strictly goes after kidneys

His tear ducts release constant fluid in an attempt to flush out his eye sockets

A total recluse with a short temper, almost entirely animalistic

While he’s not totally blind, he mainly sees through echolocation, and he emits a constant low frequency, too low for humans to hear

He naturally bulks up in the winter and slims down in the summer, sort of like a cat

His mask sticks to his face because of the leaking wounds

Several burns all over his body

Very drawn to nature, and he keeps pressed flowers

He eats like a lion, tearing apart his meal and dripping blood as he does so

He can move really quickly, but his lungs are almost completely shot, so he gets tired easily

He keeps a diary

Horribly chapped lips and doesn’t even bother to do anything about it

He still completely remembers who he was before he got possessed

Jack is in a type of limbo in his own body, constantly shifting between him dominating his own being, and Chernabog taking over, but it’s unnoticeable from the outside

[ariemfox]

who is more repressed: park vs adams

- for park

sexual repression. extreme comphet vibes. it's off the charts

she managed to explain away an acid-induced hallucination of kissing adams & adams doing a sexy catwalk for her as normal heterosexual behaviour

always making gay jokes about adams ("you want me to wear them (shoes adams got for her in the gift prank war) while you masturbate?", *takes a picture of adams' cleavage before proceeding to suggest she should just drop to her knees if she wants to suck up to house*, *about hepatitis c* "she [adams] got it from me 😉"... i could probably go on). she also believes this is normal heterosexual behaviour

that lesbian haircut <3. i see u park (:

"i've tapped over 30 guys and never wanted to see most of them again". park, sweetie. babe. do you even listen to yourself speak

going on a date with that guitarist micah (patrick stump from fob. wild.) who she doesn't even know, to make adams jealous - taub's words, not mine.

her whole obsessive thing with chase could deffo be read as 'i'm jealous of the concept of adams & chase together so therefore i want to be with chase' even though she wants to be with adams

she tells adams "you can't have sex with chase" out-of-nowhere. she tells that to adams, & not vice-versa to chase. i feel like it's significant that she only wants to control adams' sex life, and not chase's. and yet she's still chasing chase!! comphet!!

repression regarding her family. her strong family values & cultural pride makes her feel iffy about even speaking a word against them. she's repressed her personal development so much for them, to the point where she is still living with her parents throughout most of s8 & her dad makes her packed lunches to bring to work

her outbursts of anger also speak for a whole lot of repression. honestly, most of the time i think she uses house as her personal punching bag. she's always snapping at him lol

s8e14: a rare shot where park momentarily breaks out of her metaphorical cloud of repression to realise that having a sexy acid-induced hallucination of her co-worker is probably not normal heterosexual behaviour. this is a mere second before she manages to find a heterosexual explanation. repression manifest.

- for adams

she has a whole lot of repressed anger. constantly snapping and losing control of her emotions, projecting hard on to patients, especially in terms of ethics and personal issues. see: callie from runaways.

that scene where house lets her use the diagnostics office as a rage room & adams fucking beats up that model skeleton. yeah. that is what i mean by repressed anger.

she didn't talk to anyone about her husband cheating on her and their divorce for an entire fucking year. repression is her thing.

she literally ran away from her problems (home) at 16

she is also so fucking repressed about how badly her parents screwed her up, she doesn't even believe they screwed her up (they did. a brick wall can tell that they clearly did) even when they caused her to run away from home as a kid

like the whole romanticising her friends being screwed up by their families?? wishing she was screwed up by hers so that it would explain why she feels so screwed up?? poor girl.

even house (repression personified) acknowledges this when he says "it's normal to be screwed up, it's really screwed up to romanticize it."

and throughout all of this she thinks she is normal. at least park somewhat acknowledges she is weird lol

definitely not as sexually-repressed as park but still makes gay sex jokes (e.g. "how about all five of us live together and the $7,000 sex doll? it'll solve all our hang-ups")

also, adams is the one who initiates the infamous gift prank war in their first episode together (in case you haven't watched house md & are somehow reading this, prank wars in house md are a form of flirting). in this she gets park coffee, expensive shoes that 'happened' to be in a 2 for 1 sale, a spa certificate, and pays thousands of pounds for her car to be fixed. and this was all 'for a prank', which she does because she was 'curious' to see how far park would retaliate. yeah i bet u were bicurious adams. ffs.

s8e4: a rare scene where adams lets out her repressed anger in a healthy, controlled manner by beating up all the people whoever hurt her, including her parents and ex-husband, via a model skeleton. this is before next episode, where she goes back to projecting on to patients, pretending she is normal, and having random outbursts of anger. repression manifest.

they have very different brands of repression going on, but jesus christ. they're both absolute basket cases of individuals, i love them.

[northgazaupdates]

18 April 2024

Environmental engineer Dr. Tamer Al-Najjar describes the Hepatitis C outbreak in north Gaza, with which he himself and his family are afflicted. The following was entered into a machine translation software and as such is bound to have some flaws, but the main ideas are still clear. Dr. Al-Najjar’s condition continues to worsen, and he has asked for prayers for his recovery.

He writes,

Since it has become a personal and family guest, I would like to update the official description of hepatitis C, so that the world knows it in its realistic form!

Regardless of its symptoms that I will mention, its basic definition begins with its causes. It spread among us after six months of total war and complete annihilation against us, after the complete destruction of the infrastructure, including sewage and water, and after the spread of thousands of tons of solid waste and rubbish. sanitation in the streets, roads and holes resulting from the bombing that did not stop, and after the spread of sewage among people and under their feet everywhere, and preventing any civil effort from exercising its work in reducing these massive disasters and targeting crews, devices and equipment, and killing all ideas of progress regarding this matter. After the inhuman conditions we have been living through for months...

From here, we were all infected. From here, and because of the previous set of reasons, as a result of the continuous aggression, the barbaric war, and the prevention of the entry of the necessary capabilities and tools...we were infected with hepatitis and it spread among us. And it spread everywhere!

As for its symptoms, it is a very harsh condition that we go through, old and young, in which we experience all the symptoms of the terrifying world, high temperature, severe diarrhea, severe colic, nausea and profound fatigue, fatal vomiting, blocked appetite, a feeling of suffocation to a large extent, with complete isolation from the surroundings for fear of infection.. .

[crockettmarcel]

things that have been ruled out as possible causes for my constant fatigue and pain:

- celiac

- hepatitis b

- hepatitis c

- b12 deficiency

- anemia

- diabetes

- hypothyroidism

- autism

- vit d deficiency

lord why couldn’t it be b12. this is so fucked

[thesquidgame]

Predictable (Hwang In-ho x reader)- Extended TWs (w/ spoilers)

If you don't want spoilers I really don't recommend reading this page! This is only if you get triggered by stuff that hasn't been mentioned yet that would make you very uncomfortable.

The Illness the reader has is cirrhosis caused by Hepatitis C. The reader was exposed to Hep C due to being accidentally stabbed with a used needle 10 years before in her job as a nurse. Hep C can present without causing any disruption for a person's life except abnormal blood work. Cirrhosis can follow after living with Hep C for a long time, and all of the symptoms mentioned are accurate. If you want to know more about Hep C click here.

The symptoms listed are accurate for cirrhosis diagnosis (for the most part, I did my own research using the mayo clinic, so my timeline may be accelerated). The next chapters will contain more medical content as well.

[dollsandmasks]

If you, just like me, grew up labelled as a "good kid", it can be hard to finally go against what is forced upon you by someone's authority.

Especially when it comes to doctors and medication.

I've always been a good kid. I did everything doctors told me. I dieted, I kept taking more and more medication, I never spoke over them or against them, because they know best. Doctors are respectable, they are trying to help. My mom is a doctor. I got back some very shady-looking bloodwork as an adult and never questioned it, just assuming that I had somehow missed having been sick with hepatitis C at some point. The bloodwork turned out to be botched, and I had to go to another town to get it re-taken, showing that I have never, in fact, had hepatitis C. It is likely still a part of my medical records somewhere, though.

I am currently seeing a lot of doctors, as I finally have insurance and can get help for the smaller issues I've been having throughout the years. And yeah, it's kind of a mess. I keep being sent to different doctors from the same field, and they don't communicate with each other. They misread my papers, have trouble accessing my test results and scheduling follow-up sessions, they can be rude and dismissive sometimes, but overall, I'm doing fine, and I'm following their recommendations to a T. And they help, even if actually being listened to might have helped a bit more.

But sometimes, they'll send you to a psychiatrist to rule out some of your symptoms maybe being psychosomatic (because, you see, the only results of yours they could access were your most recent, good results, not the abysmally bad results you had at the beginning of the month, so now your abysmally bad results didn't sound real enough to them to still be causing any lasting issues), and the psychiatrist will be one of those types. The "autism is a terrible disease, but you can be cured!" type. The "you are sick in the head and must be immediately hospitalized, even though mental institution patients in Russia permanently lose some of their human rights" type, the "going into remission for your autism can cure everything, including your actual infections, and don't you dare not want to get rid of your terrible mental disease!" type. And, after pushing you, intimidating you, constantly switching the narrative and lying about what type of medication you are being prescribed, after refusing to elaborate about the side effects and essentially shooing you out while insisting you come back next time fully medicated (despite the next time not being covered by the insurance, and even the first time getting the psychiatrist up in arms about whether or not your insurance really covers it), the psychiatrist leaves you with a list of medications, after you have already extensively told them all about the horrible, life-threatening side effects you've had with similar types of medications before. You look these up online, and the side effects sounds like exactly the type of thing you want to avoid. Your mental health is not as bad right now as it used to be, your main problems are physiological, and it's not the right time to go and risk experiencing such a vast array of side effects that you were never able to escape with these types of meds.

But you want to be a good kid. A medical professional prescribed you medication and insisted that you take them. They also insisted on you coming back and checking in with them, about raising the "baby dosages" that had been prescribed. You are a good kid, good kids do what authorities tell them to! They take the medication and suffer the consequences, because the doctor knows best.

This is where you stop being a good kid and become a reasonable adult who doesn't want to risk fucking dying because they are dealing with some of the most incompetent medical professionals known to man.

I am still as pro-therapy and pro-medication as I was before, but I will keep on looking for a professional who doesn't make me want to write an official complaint about them three minutes in. They must truly believe that mentally ill and developmentally disabled people are incapable of defending themselves and exercising their rights.

Welp, gotta prove them wrong.

[saharawesturgnet123]

Everything You Need to Know About STD Testing at Urgent Care

STD testing at urgent care clinics is a quick, private option. Luxurious living doesn’t have to mean luxurious health care – in Las Vegas, there are many urgent care centers where to go for affordable services to help you stay on top of your health. Here are the benefits:

No appointment needed.

Fast results.

Confidential testing.

Options that were affordable for uninsured patients.

Urgent care clinics lie somewhere between the emergency room and the regular physician. The aim of these plans is to treat non life threatening health issues with high efficiency. They offer extended hours and walk-in availability which is great for people who need immediate help without the trouble of scheduling a doctor's appointment.

Common Reasons to Get Tested

It is important for everyone who is sexually active to have STD testing. Testing helps protect your partners and keeps you healthy. You should consider getting tested if:

You’ve had unprotected sex.

You’re beginning a new relationship.

You have symptoms, like itching, burning, or discharges that aren’t usual.

You have more than one sexual partner.

You know you’ve been exposed to an STD.

You want peace of mind.

Testing should still happen even if you don’t show symptoms. Many STDs can be completely asymptomatic, but if not treated can lead to long term health issues. By committing to test first, you are being responsible for protecting yourself and your community.

Your Visit — What to Expect

Getting tested for STDs in Las Vegas at an urgent care center is simple and easy. Here’s what typically happens during your visit:

Check-in: When you arrive, you’ll momentarily communicate basic information regarding your health and testing. This means the clinic can also do the right tests in your situation.

Consultation: You will talk to a healthcare provider who will want to know about your symptoms, sexual history, and what you are worried about. It’s a judgment free conversation to create a plan of your care.

Testing: The amount of saliva you provide depends on the STDs being tested for, but may be a urine sample, a blood sample, or a swab. Tests are quick and minimally invasive for each.

Results: Some tests have same day results, while others take a few days. You will be told at the clinic how and when it will tell you the result.

It’s intended to be a respectful, efficient process. Each step is clearly explained and you’ll be guided through each step.

STD Testing Options Available

The good news is that when it comes to testing for the wide variety of STDs, urgent care clinics have it covered. Common tests include:

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

Syphilis.

HIV

Herpes

Hepatitis B and C

Trichomoniasis

Multiple infections can be checked for at once on testing panels which are available to individuals. If you don’t know precisely what to expose, these panels are really handy.

Why Early Detection Matters

Detecting STDs early is vital for several reasons:

Preventing Complications: STDs if left untreated can cause severe health problems, including infertility, chronic pain, and an increased risk of specific cancers.

Protecting Partners: Early detection can lead to elimination of the infection between partners.

Timely Treatment: STDs can be easily treated if caught early with antibiotics or anti viral medications.

Reducing Anxiety: Having your status brings a sense of peace, knowing that you won’t be blindsided come testing day when the results come in.

Urgent care clinics in Las Vegas not only provide testing, but std treatment for most infections as well. They often have medications on hand which means you could get started with some kind of help, if you need it.

STD Testing Preparation

STD testing appointment prep is a necessary part of a smooth experience. Follow these tips to get ready:

Your bladder needs to be empty for 1 hour before your test — that means don't urinate until after that time. That is important for urine based tests.

Bluntly say whether you have had symptoms, any sexual history or whether you have had any potential exposures. Full disclosure will allow the healthcare provider to suggest which tests are right.

If applicable, bring identification and insurance information. And many clinics take self pay if you don't have insurance.

Before you visit, take down any question or concern that you may have. It ensures that you leave with whatever you need.

Costs of STD Testing

The cost of STD testing at urgent care centers varies based on several factors:

Type of Tests Needed: Single tests are cheaper than comprehensive panels.

Insurance Coverage: STD testing is covered by many insurance plans. Ask your provider if you aren’t sure about your benefits.

Clinic Pricing: Prices at each Las Vegas urgent care clinic vary. Some will have sliding scale fees based on income.

Many clinics offer affordable rates and payment plans for uninsured patients. Always ask for pricing before visiting so you don’t get a surprise.

Where to Get Tested in the Las Vegas Area

There are plenty of choices in Las Vegas when you find yourself in need of urgent care for STD testing and treatment. If you are looking for a clinic nearby you, you can search online for words such as STD Las Vegas or STD treatment Las Vegas. Consider the following when choosing a clinic:

Location and accessibility.

Hours of operation.

Other patients' reviews and ratings.

Access to immediate results.

Is insurance accepted, and what are the payment options?

Researching ahead of time will give you a clinic that works for you and your schedule.

Take Control of Your Health

Urgent care clinics are fast, easy, and confidential methods of STD tests. Staying healthy and protecting those around you is all about regular testing. When you are in Spring and need STD testing or std treatment, then head directly to an urgent care center. This step helps you as you can trust this, allowing you to have your peace of mind.

[covid-safer-hotties]

Also preserved in our archive

Highlight:

The Bigger Picture: “Why Is Everybody Sick All the Time?” That was the first poster. A simple question, attributed to (Not) Eric Bogosian. A question you could imagine him asking in a blackout monologue in 1988. But ask it in 2025 and watch what happens. Type it into Google: “Why is everybody sick all the time?” What do you get?

Vague speculation about “stress”

Hand-waving about “summer flu”

Conspiracy theories about “immunity debt” (from lockdowns that happened five years ago)

Wellness blogs selling fatigue supplements

What you don’t get is this:

COVID is not a respiratory illness, it’s a multi-system disease with some respiratory symptoms. Remember how HIV infection starts with a ‘flu’?

COVID is airborne, meaning the SARS-CoV-2 virus is expelled into the air passively, just by breathing, even in the absence of symptoms. It accumulates and spreads out in enclosed spaces. Like theatres. Hand washing won’t prevent its spread.

Rapid tests are as low as 30% accurate because our immune systems have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, so don’t reach thresholds detectable until three days of being symptomatic, if at all. Molecular testing like PlusLife is more reliable.

It targets the endothelium, the cellular lining of blood vessels, a superhighway to the whole body.

The damage is cumulative. The virus persists in the body, continuing to cause damage. Infective SARS-CoV-2 has even been found in skull shavings in autopsies.

It is linked to spikes in rare and aggressive cancers, likely due to its oncogenic potential, including mechanisms that parallel HIV, HPV, and hepatitis C.

It causes long-term immune system damage, including T-cell exhaustion —akin to chronic HIV, but with broader systemic damage.

It killed more people in four years than AIDS did in forty. Excess deaths have surged from secondary effects of COVID, especially cardiovascular disease, liver disease, respiratory infections, and other causes.

It’s frightening enough to imagine that AIDS could happen again. It’s more frightening to consider that it already has, and that it’s multi-system AIDS, but happening quietly, globally, and to everyone. More terrifying, how could we all be so alienated from our own bodies as not register what’s happening?

[devotioncrater]

house m.d. truly gives one of thee biggest representation whiplashes in tv history because like:

- there is an asian lesbian couple having a baby boy. they serve as a foil for a white hetero couple having a baby girl. both newborns get sick. one baby is given the correct antidote while the other isn't because the team don't know what is causing the illnesses in the NICU. the white lady tells chase or cameron that she fears her relationship isn't going to survive the loss of the baby because that's what statistically happens. she doesn't have to worry tho because it's the lesbian couple's baby boy who dies, with the foiled implication their relationship won't survive

- a high-ranking mafia man who's been to prison comes in for treatment. his brother is his lawyer. there's a witness protection deal at stake here that the brother doesn't want him to go into. turns out the mafia man has hepatitis c. his brother vehemently denies his brother is gay and calls him a fag. turns out the mafia man has a case of homosexuality. the only way he can live his life authentically is if he goes into witness protection. the brother comes around and says he loves him and will support him in that. they can never see each other again.

- the first latino representation in the show is cuddy's handyman. he stereotypically works twenty different jobs to provide for his mom and his younger brother. he and his mom can't speak english well but his younger brother is talented academically. his hand goes necrotic. the team break into both his home and cuddy's to investigate. he lives in a rundown apartment because his family and him are poor. they have to amputate his hand because the illness cuddy thought to treat him for made the necrosis worse. house overhears his younger brother is going to cover for him at a warehouse gig. cuddy and foreman follow and discover the actual illness came from an illegal underground cockfighting ring. in new jersey.

- a black father is super proud his son graduated princeton. they have a healthy supportive relationship with each other. the son suddenly gets ill with unexplained electric shocks as well as other symptoms. as the son's health deteriorates throughout the episode, it's discovered they've both been lying to one another about things such as spring break trips to jamaica, and how the mother died 15 years ago. house can't identify the son's health problem until the son's white princeton classmate (who he went to jamaica with) is triaged into the ER for vomiting blood and he mentions the dad owns a metal scrapyard. turns out it was radiation poisoning thanks to a freak radioactive metal piece from said scrapyard, which the son had on his backpack as a good luck charm. the dad and the white classmate get better. the black son who graduated princeton dies.

[misforgotten2]

Ain’t no pantry like a west coast pantry ‘Cause a west coast pantry don’t stock Heinz

(C•H•B not associated with Chronic Hepatitis B)

[mariacallous]

The myth that there is a humane way to execute someone who wants to live is getting harder to maintain in Alabama.

In early 2018, the state tried to execute a terminally ill man, Doyle Lee Hamm, whose veins had deteriorated from drug use and treatment for cancer and hepatitis C. Executioners, whose identities are concealed but who typically do not have medical backgrounds, repeatedly jabbed him in the legs, ankles and groin as they tried to set the IV line. They stopped only when the death warrant was close to expiring and Hamm’s groin was covered in blood. 

A few weeks later, the state authorized a new execution method: death by nitrogen gas. At the time, it was purely hypothetical. Two other states allow it, but there had never been a known instance of a nitrogen execution. 

That changed on Thursday, when Alabama killed 58-year-old Kenneth Smith by affixing a mask over his face and forcing him to inhale only nitrogen. He “appeared to shake and writhe on the gurney, sometimes pulling on the restraints” for at least two minutes, followed by several minutes of heavy breathing, The Associated Press reported.  

“It was the most horrible thing I think I’ve ever seen,” said the Rev. Jeff Hood, Smith’s spiritual adviser, who has observed five executions in the past 13 months. 

This was Smith’s second time in an execution chamber. A little more than a year ago, he spent four hours strapped to a gurney, awaiting execution as his final appeals made their way through the court system. Executioners jabbed his hands, arms and collarbone before finally calling off his lethal injection. The botched execution left him severely traumatized. He experienced nightmares, hypervigilance, hyperarousal and dissociation up until his death. 

Smith’s 2022 experience was the third in a series of consecutive botched executions in Alabama. 

In the lead-up to Smith’s death, his lawyers urged the courts to block the nitrogen execution, warning that Smith risked facing a slow, painful death by asphyxiation — or even surviving but in a “persistent vegetative state.” 

The state attorney general’s office dismissed those concerns, claiming that nitrogen is “perhaps the most humane method of execution ever devised,” a baseless supposition undermined by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s recommendation that nitrogen not be used to euthanize most mammals. Rats who were exposed to nitrogen gas showed signs of “panic and distress” before they died, the group said.  

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the execution to proceed, with the three liberal justices dissenting. 

“Twice now this Court has ignored Smith’s warning that Alabama will subject him to an unconstitutional risk of pain. The first time, Smith’s predictions came true,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent on Thursday, just before the execution. “This time, he predicts that Alabama’s protocol will cause him to suffocate and choke to death on his own vomit. I sincerely hope that he is not proven correct a second time.” 

“The world is watching,” Sotomayor wrote.  Other executing states are watching, too. As states struggle to carry out lethal injections in the face of litigation and opposition from drug companies, many are looking for new ways to kill — including firing squads and even cyanide gas, the preferred killing method of Nazi Germany. That the Supreme Court allowed Alabama to evade accountability over one secretive execution method by simply switching to another will not go unnoticed in other states.