#hepatitis

[certifiedsexed]

Hey so I don't actually think you can get an STI/STD without having sex. I went to my doctor the other day and she said that STIs and STDs can only be transmitted via sex/oral/contact with someone elses privates. Her primary job is as a gynecologist (and she does test for various sexually transmitted things often) I'm not trying to discredit you of course but I was wondering if you could link some studies that say it's possible to get an STD without having physical relations with someone else.

Thank you for the great content! I hope you don't mind this question!

Hi!

So, this is a common misconception and while doctors can be helpful, they're not infallible sources of information.

I remember when I started this blog and had to tell someone that vaginal douching regularly was not healthy (especially with no medical requirement for it!) and their doctor who recommended it was an idiot. Sometimes doctors are fucking wrong! So I'm glad you came back here to ask for some sources!

Herpes is a good example of this. It can transfer through saliva and direct contact with a sore, which does not require someone to be having sex! You can read more about that in this article, which has a lot of sources in it.

Several forms of Hepatitis are STIs and can spread through blood and saliva! Those do not require having sex. You can read about Hepatitis and ways it spreads here if you're interested.

HIV can be spread through blood, breast milk and even sharing needles! Coming into contact with those does not require having sex and you can read more about that here, if you're interested.

But yeah, it just sounds like your doctor is just running on very out-dated information. (Like, "STIs are a punishment for having sex" levels of misinformation, which is very bad for a gynecologist but yeah.)

Hope this helps! I absolutely don't mind the question at all, I appreciate it! It's good to see people asking questions like this, its very important. Let me know if you have any others (and thank you!)

[odinsblog]

What could possibly go wrong??

[tomorrowusa]

In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help

All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations have now been

The MAGA-DOGE régime decided that the middle of hepatitis outbreak was a great time to close the CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis.

After people started testing positive for hepatitis C in a coastal Florida town in December, state officials collected blood from patients, wrapped their specimens in dry ice and mailed them straight to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. The hepatitis C virus, which is spread through contact with infected blood and can lead to deadly liver cancer, is notoriously hard to identify. But if anyone could understand what was happening in Florida, it would be the Division of Viral Hepatitis in the CDC's headquarters. Using samples from the laboratory's collection of nearly 1 million frozen specimens, scientists helped make the initial discovery of the hepatitis C virus in the 1980s. In 2020, that research was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Unlike Trump, the scientists at the lab knew what they were doing.

The scientists at the lab knew what they were doing. Quickly, they analyzed the blood from Florida using their custom software and found that nine cases were genetically linked to the same pain clinic, where it was later discovered that a doctor was improperly reusing injection vials. By March, officials in Florida had restricted the doctor's medical license to limit the spread of the virus and packaged new patient samples to send to the CDC for testing, CDC employees told NPR. But on April 1, the outbreak investigation was brought to a halt. All 27 of the lab's scientists received an email from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services informing them that they were losing their jobs. Like thousands of other employees who received similar emails that day, the scientists were told they would be placed on administrative leave until June 2, after which they would no longer work for the CDC. The email said their duties were "identified as either unnecessary or virtually identical to duties being performed elsewhere in the agency." But the kind of genetic tracing that the CDC's lab performs is not conducted by any other lab in the United States or the world, experts interviewed by NPR said. While the lab remains shuttered, ongoing investigations of current hepatitis outbreaks have been stalled, not just in Florida, but also in Oregon, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Georgia, according to CDC employees who work closely with the Division of Viral Hepatitis. The five CDC employees NPR spoke with requested that their names not be shared for fear of retaliation.

For all anybody knows, the scientists may have been fired by Apartheid Elon's teen buddy Big Balls.

The Trump administration is making people sick and keeping them sick. And this is just the start.

[mash4077confessions]

[murkywildernessturtle]

More a Slap on Titan. Drop any quotes from the series you love.

[pale-blue-home]

Monthly Good News Roundup for

October!

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Can you believe it’s already November? Neither can I. If Halloween had you distracted (guilty as charged, I fear! ✋🏽🎃), here are five uplifting news stories from October to wrap up the month!

1. 🏳️‍⚧️ The Virgin Islands made history by allowing trans and intersex people to change their gender markers on official documents! With a court order stating that they’ve had surgical, hormonal, or other gender-affirming treatment, trans and intersex Virgin Islanders can now change their gender markers on birth certificates and government-issued ID cards. This order marks the first ever official recognition of transgender people in the territory!

Virgin Islands make history by allowing trans & intersex people to change their gender markers - LGBTQ Nation

The governor's executive order marks the first official recognition of trans people in the U.S. territory.

2. 🏔️ Nepal is preparing a five-year plan to clean Mount Everest! The plan considers tactics such as forming a team to monitor and manage plastic waste at the camps, drones to collect litter, and climbing fees that will help fund clean-up campaigns.

Nepal readies five-year strategy to clean Everest

Draft plan calls for waste rangers, higher fees, and stricter rules to tackle the tallest peak’s longstanding litter problem.

3. 🤱The Maldives achieved a first-of-its-kind “triple elimination” of mother-to-child transmission of Hepatitis B, HIV, and syphilis! The first country in the world to do so, the historic milestone was made possible through universal healthcare programs for maternal and child health and community-based care!

Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B

In a landmark public health achievement, WHO has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B,

4. 🏳️‍🌈 A Hong Kong judge ruled in favor of a lesbian couple’s parental recognition in a milestone case! The couple’s son, born through in vitro fertilization (IVF), only had one parent recognized as his mother on his birth certificate. The ruling is a legal victory for Hong Kong’s LGBTQ+ community and a step towards recognizing same-sex partnerships!

Hong Kong judge rules in favor of lesbian couple's parental recognition in landmark case

The couple's son was born through reciprocal in vitro fertilization, but only one of the women was listed as his mother on his birth certifi

5. ☁️ Chile’s capital city slashed its dangerous air pollution levels by 66% over the last decade! For years considered to be one of the most polluted cities in the world at times, the city of Santiago’s gains in clean air quality is the result of 30 years of citizen cooperation with long-term policies in modernizing public transportation, halting use of wood-burning heaters and agricultural burning, and implementing vehicle restrictions!

Lifting the ‘constant black cloud’: how a smog-bound city cut dangerous levels of air pollution

A 30-year effort driven by long-term policies is finally paying off in Santiago in Chile – but the challenge is far from over

Let me know if you want to see more of these monthly roundups! They’re fun to put together, so I’d love to know what you think!

[t4p-l0ck]

I will continue to name my Sinnoh legendaries like this

[bobarodent]

CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine

The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.

are you fucking kidding me