Melvyn Fernandes melvyn at orange.net on Thu Jul 10 07:50:58 PDT 2014 wrote:
… If there were no patients you would not have doctors. If there were no doctors, you would not have medicine. If you had no medicine, you would not have chemists and universities. On the other hand, if we did not have robbers, they would no need for police. And just like football, if you have no rules, there would be no game. No legislators would mean no laws and a breeding ground for corruption, extortion and a useless quality of life. I hope you can agree….. COMMENT: I can now see how some people can be so ignorant! >From time immemorial there existed illness; we can know from any history. Meaning, there always were patients and there were always healers/doctors. Presently, not only doctors, but also lay people have advanced with development. Travelers have advisors including in the medical field depending which part of the globe is travelled. They advise as to what medicines to carry or what medicines to consume for prevention of certain illness that is endemic in a certain places. Basic prevention of traveler’s illnesses, like traveler’s diarrhea, etc. are also available if one just googles the net. Well. It is each one’s choice! If one wants to learn to protect oneself, or one wants t blame someone else for a misfortune that could be prevented! Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.