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Users of intravenous recreational drugs are prone to hepatitis and HIV.
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When using illegal drugs why does the risk of catching certain infectious diseases increase?
Some illegal drug users share needles
Is drug abuse a controllable risk factor of infectious diseases?
Yes
Melioidosis is most common in those with what other diseases?
Melioidosis is presently a public health concern because it is most common in AIDS patients and intravenous drug users.
Why addiction to tobacco is such a common problem?
drug users
What tool has NOT greatly reduced the number of people who have died from infectious diseases?
antibiotics - drug resistant strains of viruses are winning the battle
How are drug users at a greater risk for a disease that is caused by a virus such as hepatitis?
Drug users are more likely to catch viruses like hepatitis C or HIV. They often share needles. This way they pass these diseases to each other.
How are drug users at greater risk for a disease that is caused by a virus such as hepatitis?
Drug users are more likely to catch viruses like hepatitis C or HIV. They often share needles. This way they pass these diseases to each other.
How are drug users at a greater risk for disease that is caused by a virus such as hepatitis?
Drug users are more likely to catch viruses like hepatitis C or HIV. They often share needles. This way they pass these diseases to each other.
How are drug user at a greater risk for a disease that is caused by a virus such as hepatitis?
Where Drug users share needles then as blood is involved they can pass diseases directly to one another.
Is it possible to contract leukemia from a partner that uses heroin?
No- leukemia is not a communicable disease in people. HOWEVER- there are a number of other diseases that ARE contagious that are common among intravenous drug users. Those include Hepatatis and HIV (AIDS), and well as more common STDs.
Is smoking not infectious?
Smoking is not infectious. It is not an infection, and it does not involve germs. It is a drug addiction.
What drug inhibits the growth of infectious microorganisms?
a drug that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms
