Posted on 05/31/2007 2:02:41 PM PDT by OldCorps
Congressman,
Where did this guy contract such a disease?
CC&E
Yeah, there’s that little detail too. And he has been not sick for a long, long time, all the while carrying this bug that’s settled in enough to cause an X-ray-visible lesion on his lung. Where is the panic about all the people he was in close quarters with over all that time (which may well be measured in years, since TB progresses much more slowly in otherwise healthy individuals)? Heck, during at least a few patches of that time, he probably had garden variety bronchitis or post-nasal drip that caused him to cough, thus actually raising his transmission potential somewhat above the lightning-strike-on-a-sunny-day level.
I’d like to know the exact content of that call from the CDC. Sounds to me like after being very casual about his condition for some time, they sudden scared the daylights out of him and caused him to panic and behave irrationally. What they clearly did not say was “Sit tight, we’re sending a plane for you, and in the meantime some Italian health officials will be coming to your hotel room to take you to a hospital where you can wait in safety for your ride home.”
No one is immunized against TB in the USA. It is not that effective.
Idon't think it's required by CA. If he caught it in the US I would think the public should know where, when and from whom.
Except that the daughter/wife STILL tests negative for any form of TB. Not possible to transmit it under that circumstance.
"They said that they "strongly suggested that I not travel", now, what does that mean? Oh, that means that I can do what ever the < bleep > I want since they didn't have a court order and place me under arrest.
He was told to put off his wedding. He flew to Greece anyway. Also, the CDC probably did not get involved with the TB case until they found out what strain it was. Until then, it was probably handled by a private physician.
I’m wondering how he was ever diagnosed. As a lawyer, why would he need a TB test? Did he get diagnosed by a TB test or chest x-ray. He probably had something going on that required testing. He’s probably more infectious than they say.
That makes his actions more understandable. Ordinary rules don't apply to him (cough, cough).
>I’m wondering how he was ever diagnosed. As a lawyer, why would he need a TB test? Did he get diagnosed by a TB test or chest x-ray. He probably had something going on that required testing. He’s probably more infectious than they say.<
If I’m not mistaken, he injured a rib, went in for a chest x-ray, and the doctors saw something on his lung that shouldn’t have been there.
He is extremely sick...but asymptomatic at this point. That makes him even more dangerous because when he’s feeling fine, he’s less likely to take precautions.
I agree. Just have a hunch that there may be more to this than the facts released to the press so far.
Speaker, 31, an Atlanta lawyer infected with a rare, often fatal form of tuberculosis, said he has a recording made before the couple flew to Europe that shows health officials told him he was not a risk to others.
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