mˈɛni jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, tˈæɹɐsˌɑːv ɡˈeɪv ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wˌɛɹ hiː kənfˈɜːmd wʌt mˈɛni hæd θˈɔːt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, hɪz kˈɪdni fˈeɪlɪɹ wʌz kˈɔːzd baɪ ɐ bˈɑːtʃt blˈʌd tɹænsfjˈuːʒən.
Many years later, in 2015, Tarasov gave an interview where he confirmed what many had thought in 1992, his kidney failure was caused by a botched blood transfusion.