Prisons offer an environment where infections can spread through the inmates (and guards) very easily.
Risk factors associated with a prison:
(1) overcrowding
(2) poor ventilation
(3) limited health care
Risk factors associated with the prisoners:
(1) high rate of drug and alcohol abuse
(2) high rate of mental illness
(3) high rate of HIV, hepatitis C and other chronic infections
(4) high levels of violence and emotional stress
(5) pre-existing malnutrition
(6) high rate of homelessness when out of prison
(7) limited personal hygiene
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Specialty: Infectious Diseases
