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I recently moved to brazil. many people here get what i belive are abscesses. i have never seen anyone with abscesses in the usa like see here. why?

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Dr. Andrew Doe answered

Difficult to answer.: This could be due to many factors. Healthcare, type of infections, type of antibiotics and resistance, HIV rate (it's 10 times higher in brazil).

Answered 6/10/2014

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A member asked:

I recently moved to brazil. many people here get what i belive are abscesses. i have never seen anyone with abscesses in the usa like see here. why?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Andrew Doe answered

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