Egypt wouldn't be my first choice for medical tourism, even for cheap pharms. The primary source of Egypt's incredibly high HCV infection rate was through medic

Egypt wouldn't be my first choice for medical tourism, even for cheap pharms. The primary source of Egypt's incredibly high HCV infection rate was through medical treatment -- inadequate sterilization of glass syringes and inadequate surveillance of stored blood for transfusions. As a result, HCV spread like wildfire through the population, and secondary infection routes like tattoo parlors keep the virus circulating.