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HIV on the rise in financially troubled Greece
cbs ^ | 11.30.2012 | cbs

Posted on 11/30/2012 12:21:06 PM PST by Morgana

ATHENS, Greece Athens is seeing an alarming increase in new HIV infections, particularly among intravenous drug users, health officials warned Friday, as Greece struggles through a protracted financial crisis in which funding for health care and drug treatment programs has been slashed.

While there were about 10-14 new HIV infections per year among Athens drug users from 2008 to 2010, that number shot up to 206 new cases last year and 487 new cases by October this year - a 15-fold and 35-fold increase respectively, officials said.

"There is no doubt we have a big and rapidly developing epidemic in Athens," said Angelos Hatzakis, an epidemiology and preventive medicine professor at Athens University.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: aids; greece; hiv; homosexualagenda

1 posted on 11/30/2012 12:21:18 PM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana
I'd say the IV drug use is more due to nihilism than the financial crisis.

It's unfortunate they are so damaged that they can't see they have the biggest opportunity to actually have something to live and fight for right in front of their eyes -liberty.

2 posted on 11/30/2012 12:24:08 PM PST by riri (Plannedopolis-look it up. It's how the elites plan for US to live.)
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To: Morgana
reminds me of that old joke..how do you separate the men from the boys in Greece? with a crowbar
3 posted on 11/30/2012 12:47:23 PM PST by rolling_stone
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To: Morgana

A little bit fixated today are we??
Take a pill


4 posted on 11/30/2012 1:17:04 PM PST by MtnMan101
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To: Morgana

Why is the msm marching in lockstep on this issue?


5 posted on 11/30/2012 2:07:03 PM PST by Fido969
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To: Morgana

Why is the msm marching in lockstep on this issue?


6 posted on 11/30/2012 2:07:22 PM PST by Fido969
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To: MtnMan101

“Take a pill”

Is what you will be told under Obamacare while some faggot with AIDS next to you gets full treatment.


7 posted on 11/30/2012 2:40:32 PM PST by Morgana (Time to play cowboys and muslims.)
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To: Morgana

Beware Greeks bearing grits. (as in kiss my grits)


8 posted on 11/30/2012 2:42:07 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: Morgana

Right on!


9 posted on 11/30/2012 5:11:42 PM PST by Amberdawn
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