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Karina Babenok

Viral Pic Of Bloody Toilet Paper Soiled By Drug Users Sparks HIV Misinformation, Doctor Reacts

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A doctor slammed another physician for spreading “misinformation” about a viral image of blood-splattered toilet paper soiled by IV drug users while dabbing their needles. The picture, which seemingly appeared to be first shared on Reddit’s Pics community three years ago, has continuously resurfaced, prompting misleading debates about HIV and hepatitis contamination. 

Upon the image going viral again, Dr. Sermed Mezher took to his TikTok page on Tuesday (September 10) to share his controversial take on the dated image.

“People have said that the risk of transmission from using [that type of toilet paper] is one in three for hepatitis and one in 300 for HIV,” Dr. Mezher said in the video, which has amassed 1.2 million views.

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