Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan (Post 1980816)

Actually there is a very detail set of instructions on how it is done. And yes, a surviving spouse can sue. Nice thing about the US anyone can sue for anything. And if it can be shown that the doctor falsified the cause of death, they will loose their license at the least. If it can be proven (as so many say here) that the reason for the lie was to profit them or the hospital, then it just escalated to a federal offense of defrauding the government which is a felony.

And yet, despite that, every day we hear claims that the deaths are intentionally misdiagnosed in-order to get federal monies - and yet, not one single case has been taken to court. Hmmm.... Not to be too political, but that seems to be a trend with one of the parties today. Lots of finger pointing, no (or very limited) wins in cost.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1980815)

Finally, we agree on something:a040:

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan (Post 1980821)

Well, sort of:

"Infectious causes of hepatitis usually are, but not always, contagious. For example, hepatitis caused by viruses usually is contagious, although many types of hepatitis are transferred mainly from person to person by blood-to-blood transfer, for example, individual sharing needles, acupuncture, sexual contact, and organ transplantation."

And my point was that the number of potential deaths are significantly reduced by laws and social norms put in place to contain it. (mostly hand washing)

There are obviously a lot of "other" types of Hep and different spreading vectors.

But, then have you ever tried a metaphor and found it was not a perfect fit, but sort of demonstrated the point?

My point was social norms (masks, distancing, hand washing) will reduce the spread of COVID, and vaccinations will reduce the deaths from COVID.