Pure BS. Welcome to the world of Sterotypes. On the UN's list of top alcohol consumers, Russia lists #12, America #19. Luxemburge, Ireland, Britian, Germany list as the top four.
Most Russian men die of the same thing that most American men died 20 years ago: heart attacks caused by lack of exercise, smoking and fatty foods. That is also changing.
As for TB, there is no rampent TB epidemics in Russia and before you can come into the US, you are usually check for all that as part of your Visa application. As for Aids, we have plenty of that on our own.
Who has more spies in America - Israel or Russia? Or Britain?
Fact: Alcoholism is effectively epidemic in Russia.
Fact: Sixty-five percent of all Russian males are drunk at the time of their deaths.
And I stand by everything else I said. [Drug-resistant TB, AIDS etceteras]