Comments on: TB Detected At Osbourn HS?

By: Tom Ridge

Tom Ridge — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:49:37 +0000

Avian influenza.

It’s up in pennsylvania with my cubic feet of plastic sheeting and my cases of canned peaches.

By: Krutis

Krutis — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:52:14 +0000

Tom Ridge - Judy T. said @ 1:55 pm that her mother’s doctor “went on a 15 minute rant…” and I thought it amazing that a doctor had so much free time. Anyway, I agree with you that a “rant” doesn’t need much time. (what is H5N1?

BTW Tom, what did you do with all the duct tape you ordered for your “safe room” after 9/11?

By: Tom Ridge

Tom Ridge — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:46:22 +0000

Krutis,

What is wrong with you? A “rant” can only take a few seconds…ya know like “you’ll all burn in hell” or whatever that illegal alien (add “apologist” if she’s a citizen along with my apology for assuming) said at 3 in the morning last October when the BOCS UNANIMOUSLY passed the rule of law resolution.

Today’s MD’s/DO’s in PWC took the oath because they were looking to deal take on the tough tasks, cure cancer, eliminate H.I.V., push back H5N1, not deal with third world diseases virtually eliminated from this country years ago but back because we can’t secure our border.

By: Krutis

Krutis — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:46:41 +0000

Judy T. - Was your mother’s persistent cough due to TB?

- A doctor taking 15 minutes out of his busy day to rant about illegal aliens must be a most unusual occurrence. (hope your mom didn’t have to pay for the extra time). It probably caused some other patient’s appointment to be late, besides.

Your local restaurants must be happy about having a doctor tell people not to eat out.

- What do you do in a emergency, if the doctor has told you to stay away from emergency rooms?
Just wondering!

By: starryflights

starryflights — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:13:48 +0000

Thank goodness I have access to the ER at Ft. Belvoir. I would have to be dying to go to the local ER. I am so sorry for any legal resident and citizen that has to go there and wade through all the illegal aliens with unscreened health problems.

By: Judy T.

Judy T. — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:55:30 +0000

My mother had a persistent cough so she went to her doctor. She said the doctor when on a 15 minute rant about all the TB being witnessed in the medical community because of illegal aliens.

The doctor’s advice to to my mother to avoid exposure to TB — don’t eat out, and stay away from any place with a large number of undocumented immigrants — like emergency rooms.

The illegals are a health hazard.

By: Beck

Beck — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:47:42 +0000

Article in today’s New York Times health section on the upswing of measles:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/health/02measles.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

By: Johnson

Johnson — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:55:37 +0000

http://infectious-diseases.jwatch.org/cgi/content/citation/2007/110/4?ck=nck

By: Johnson

Johnson — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:54:24 +0000

Yeah, well, measles are back, too.
http://infectious-diseases.jwatch.org/cgi/content/citation/2007/110/4?ck=nck

By: starryflights

starryflights — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:16:51 +0000

I found the updated date. In 2006, PWC is up to 31 reported cases of TB. Fairfax County continues to show startling numbers: 120 in 2006

http://tinyurl.com/3tnns6

By: starryflights

starryflights — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:49:42 +0000

I just posted and it is not showing, so I will try again. Check out this link. The data only goes to 2001. If you scroll to see PWC. I can only imagine what the numbers must look like today. How can we find data for 2002-2008?
http://tinyurl.com/3u8f6z

In 1997 PWC had 7 reported cases of TB. In 2001 we had 26. Fairfax County had 72 reported cases of TB in 1997 and 89 in 2001.

By: starryflights

starryflights — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:43:25 +0000

http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/epidemiology/DiseasePrevention/Programs/Tuberculosis/Epidemiology/documents/2001rates.pdf

Scroll to the bottom to see PWC. This only goes to 2001. I can only imagine what the numbers must be today. How can we find more data on this?

By: Krutis

Krutis — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:26:13 +0000

FYI - I have tested positive for TB since my first test eons ago. Went through different checks; no signs of active TB. Was told it’s possible to test positive, yet not be a carrier. And please, don’t ask me to explain how that happens. I don’t know.

And please, do not get hyper about this case. It’s not going to be an epidemic of TB in PWC because of ONE case, which is still iffy it seems.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:37:03 +0000

Sarah said on 1 May 2008 at 6:18 pm:
“Tuberculosis typically spreads easily in crowded conditions among people with poor nutrition and lack of hygienic facilities like running water and proper waste disposal”

YOUR WORDS!

By: legal2

legal2 — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:14:27 +0000

MJM has the story today - http://www.insidenova.com/isn/news/local/article/possible_tuberculosis_case_discovered_at_osbourn/14821/

By: Woodbridge saved by other Supervisors

Woodbridge saved by other Supervisors — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:14:25 +0000

Hey attorney’s out there, if someone’s child(ren) are infected with TB, is this the “harm” test needed to sue the BOCS for failing to protect the public? If they happen to be infected with MDR-TB and perish, would this be one of those cases where you could sue for loss of potential earnings, etc.?

Lord, please don’t let this happen, but this is the sort of possibility that could be brought on by short-sighted policy makers like Principi.

By: BattleCat

BattleCat — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:14:08 +0000

Sarah, poor woman, you’re ability to deny is astounding. I fear that it must be painful to be that stupid. Like a sucking sound in your ears from the vacuum. Measles are making a comeback because of illegal aliens who lack immunizations. TB, if it makes a comeback…same reason. And your answer will be to immunize the entire world (on my dime, too). I have to use strong imagery because the stupidity of people like you is endangering our children.

By: Woodbridge saved by other Supervisors

Woodbridge saved by other Supervisors — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:08:22 +0000

Principi’s kids go to private school.

By: Krutis

Krutis — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:59:56 +0000

Too bad it has to be that way in the richest country in the world, isn’t it?

By: anon

anon — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:03:54 +0000

Sarah - are you a goofball or what? The explanation for the spread of TB is right there in your own post. Here it is:

“Tuberculosis typically spreads easily in crowded conditions among people with poor nutrition and lack of hygienic facilities like running water and proper waste disposal”

This is exactly how illegals live - 15 people to 1 1/2 bath house.

Duh.