RARE TB
ATLANTA (AP) -- The man with a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis says he didn't want to "put anybody at risk." But he took two trans-Atlantic flights anyway. The man, who is now in quarantine at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital, ignored the advice of health officials who warned him not to travel.
He tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he went to Europe because he didn't want to call off his wedding. An official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the man was contacted in Italy and was told "in no uncertain terms not to take a flight back."
But he flew from Atlanta to Paris on May 12th aboard Air France Flight 385. He returned to North America on May 24th aboard Czech Air Flight 0104 from Prague to Montreal. He then drove to New York and entered a hospital voluntarily. Health officials are recommending medical treatment for cabin crew members and passengers who sat near the man on the two flights.
The man has what's known as "extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis" or "XDR-TB." Of the nearly 14,000 cases of TB in the US last year, only two fell into that category. "It's a particularly dangerous kind of tuberculosis, because first of all, it's difficult to treat," said Dr. William Schaffner, the chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University. "Second, it seems to progress very, very rapidly."
The victim is being treated at Grady Hospital in Atlanta under the first federal isolation order imposed since 1963. CDC officials say he didn't break the law when he boarded those planes, but he did jeopardize the public.
[I have hardly any immune system left and if I contract this disease I am real dead-real quick[:(][:(]]
He tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he went to Europe because he didn't want to call off his wedding. An official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the man was contacted in Italy and was told "in no uncertain terms not to take a flight back."
But he flew from Atlanta to Paris on May 12th aboard Air France Flight 385. He returned to North America on May 24th aboard Czech Air Flight 0104 from Prague to Montreal. He then drove to New York and entered a hospital voluntarily. Health officials are recommending medical treatment for cabin crew members and passengers who sat near the man on the two flights.
The man has what's known as "extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis" or "XDR-TB." Of the nearly 14,000 cases of TB in the US last year, only two fell into that category. "It's a particularly dangerous kind of tuberculosis, because first of all, it's difficult to treat," said Dr. William Schaffner, the chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University. "Second, it seems to progress very, very rapidly."
The victim is being treated at Grady Hospital in Atlanta under the first federal isolation order imposed since 1963. CDC officials say he didn't break the law when he boarded those planes, but he did jeopardize the public.
[I have hardly any immune system left and if I contract this disease I am real dead-real quick[:(][:(]]
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The guy should be locked up on a desert island if he refuses to
cooperate ... maybe down at Club Gitmo[}:)][}:)][}:)]0 -
Ah, the joys of diversity... 0 -
quote:The man has what's known as "extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis" or "XDR-TB." Of the nearly 14,000 cases of TB in the US last year, only two fell into that category.
That statement is absolute BS! This strain of TB has been backed tracked to Central America and shows up in emergency rooms on a regular basis, brought here by illegal aliens!0 -
Would that be "criminal mexicans" ??
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quote:Originally posted by TRAP55
quote:The man has what's known as "extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis" or "XDR-TB." Of the nearly 14,000 cases of TB in the US last year, only two fell into that category.
That statement is absolute BS! This strain of TB has been backed tracked to Central America and shows up in emergency rooms on a regular basis, brought here by illegal aliens!
There is "drug-resistant TB" & "extensively drug-resistant TB".
This nut case was ordered to not fly & to turn himself in to Italian
medical authorities. Instead he chose to risk infecting other people so he could get back to the US where he thought he could get better treatment. If he didn't break any laws then there sure needs to be some new laws.0
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