Posted on 06/01/2007 11:10:37 AM PDT by Species8472
Arizona hospitals and doctors are worried about the resurgence of some serious infectious diseases, and some believe illegal immigrants are the cause.
A rise in diseases such as whooping cough, tuberculosis, malaria, measles and even leprosy are creating public health concerns and could hit hospitals and health care systems already financially burdened by indigent illegals flooding emergency rooms and urgent care centers.
The resurgence also is fueling conservative calls for tougher border security and could cause problems for Arizona industries that rely on migrant workers for jobs in food services, construction, tourism and agriculture.
The Maricopa County Health Department reported earlier this month a 100 percent increase in the number of cases of whooping cough (pertussis) over the past year.
TB concerns grow Hospitals and health care professionals also are concerned about Mexican immigrants bringing tuberculosis with them to border states such as Arizona. "I've been in practice in Arizona for 25 years," said Dr. Tim Kuberski, president of the Arizona Infectious Disease Society. "The one disease that is most often associated with undocumented aliens is tuberculosis because there is a resurgence in the number of cases of TB."
The federal government reports that while TB is on the decline nationally, Hispanics are the most-likely ethnic group to have the disease, and high TB rates in Mexican border areas are a big concern.
Recent federal reports found that Mexican border regions have high rates of infectious diseases and that half of U.S. TB cases are from immigrants.
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That is an excellent reminder since most restaurants, even upscale ones, have ethnic cooks , helpers, servers and cleaners. Gee, what a nice time to remind me when we were going out for some margaritas and Tex-Mex this coming Mon. Oh well, we can stay at home and eat spam.
Surprise, surprise.
Bush To Illegals....Come on in, the water is warm.
Am I missing something here?
Just a moment, where did they place...COMMON SENSE for the Republicans? This election will be a farce.
This country is headed in the wrong direction and both parties are driving the bus.
It certainly isn’t Miracle Whip...sorry Kraft.
Interesting if these people who exploit black market labor and flatter themselves for their “charity” ended up with a nasty case of TB or leprosy. After all, they like illegals to look after their children, prepare their food and clean their houses. Talk about your payback...
I was wondering that myself. How long before we hear about whole families falling ill to one of these diseases? Anyone heard anything like this? Perhaps it’s not publicized?
Seriously, I work in a university hospital setting as a human subjects protection monitor for people in clinical trials. There's a lot of bad stuff going around out there that the general public has no idea about.
No, you’re not.
Presidente “Jorge” will reap what he has sown.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
“Jorge”, state your intentions.
yeah, like last year there was a serious eye infection
in el centro, ca.
We are SO SCREWED, thanks to the OBL traitors.
more to worry about here than TB., Chagas is here, the Plague, and other diseases we thought were long gone.
Antibiotics won’t conquer it this time.
Good luck
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