Outbreak--What More Do We Need?

@celticeagle (168126)
Boise, Idaho
May 7, 2024 8:10pm CST
I just read a disturbing article regarding a medical announcement. There has been an outbreak of tuberculosis in Long Beach, California. One person is dead, nine are hospitalized and 170 have probably been exposed. There have been 14 people identified with the disease who have been hospitalized. It is currently in an isolated population and is people with certain barriers to needed care. These include those who are homeless, have housing insecurity, serious medical conditions, and substance abuse. All of these cases have been linked to a single-room-occupancy hotel but the name is not being given out supposedly to protect the people's privacy. Other people who have stayed at the hotel recently will be contacted. The microbe that causes tuberculosis can lie dormant in a person with no symptoms. About 4-10 percent of those with the bacteria will develop TB. It passes from person to person by way of airborne particles, coughing or sneezing by a person with active TB, and those around them pick it that way. It tends to spread most easily in poorly ventilated environments. This disease has risen in California by 15 percent since 2022. A commenter in this article said, "The lack of medical screening for immigrants--they are bringing into this country an amount of disease we eradicated decades ago."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/california-city-declares-a-public-health-emergency-after-tuberculosis-sickens-14/ar-BB1lZRYq
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@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
8 May
I wrote about this. It's very disturbing that these eradicated illnesses are showing up again in the US. Have a good day.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
10 May
I've missed some posts in the last few days. It is disturbing but that is something we have to see in our futures due to the influx of immigrants.
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@LindaOHio (181177)
• United States
10 May
@celticeagle We are also experiencing a lot of families that aren't getting their children vaccinated for one reason or another.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
10 May
@LindaOHio .......Yes. Weird religious beliefs and not believing the vaccines work and don't have weird side effects.
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@kaylachan (71520)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 May
When I was in school, I was tested for TB every year. I hated it. I'm no stranger to it. We have treatment for it, though.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
10 May
Thank goodness for that.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
10 May
@kaylachan ........Yes, it is.
@kaylachan (71520)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 May
@celticeagle And, that's a brightside.
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• Portugal
10 May
So sad to know about this situation. In my country this year are appearing some deseases like tuberculosis, I mean deseases that seemed to disappear or rarely appear, but this year are appearing again like Varicela, Sarampo, Tuberculosis aswell. You know some people say that since Covid appeared other deceases that were long gone are appearing once again
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
10 May
I think that the reason the old diseases are showing up again is because immigrants are entering countries and are starting these up again.
@LadyDuck (471968)
• Switzerland
8 May
Linda wrote about this a few days ago. I remember we were tested in school when we were kids.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
10 May
I haven't been on much the last couple of days and missed quite a few posts. I remember being tested.
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@sallypup (61563)
• Centralia, Washington
8 May
I had to get a TB screening when I volunteered with Hospice. This is a horrible epidemic.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
10 May
I see. It is horrible.
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@just4him (317250)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 May
I heard about the outbreak. It's sad.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
10 May
It's is rather scary to think and wonder what immigrants may bring with them.
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@just4him (317250)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 May
@celticeagle Yes, it is.
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