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Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease – occupy Wall Street health risk.
(Vanity) | 6 October 2011 | areukiddingme1

Posted on 10/06/2011 10:35:31 AM PDT by areukiddingme1

Does the mayor of New York not read the newspapers?

Watch the news?

Receive briefings from his public health department?

Here we have the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) investigating 15 cases of Legionnaires Disease issuing a Health Advisory -- warning the public of the risk of infection. An infection which is on the increase along the Atlantic states.

“What is Legionnaires’ disease; Legionnaires’ disease (LEE-juh-nares) is caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella. The bacteria got its name in 1976, when many people who went to a Philadelphia convention of the American Legion suffered from an outbreak of this disease, a type of pneumonia (lung infection). Outbreaks are when two or more people become ill in the same place at about the same time.” From the CDC web page.

Hummmm, lots of people, gathered together…where have we heard that before, hummm, I wonder.

Besides being a nuisance, the “occupy Wall Street” protest presents a risk to human health and safety – I believe that the mayor and the New York City Division of Public Health could make an argument that hundreds of transient protestors clustered together creates a risk to public health and safety – God forbid that New York City has its own outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease – I think one could place the blame directly on the mayor for allowing this threat to public health and safety go on entirely way to long and create the environment where such an outbreak increases exponentially with everyday the unsanctioned protest is allowed to go on.

Go ahead mayor – Roll the dice make a bet with the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of New York –I’m sure they won’t mind when the city is under an epidemic of Legionnaires’ disease.

I mean…what are the odds anyway that hundreds or thousands would contract Legionnaires’ disease? I mean Delaware is like way, way far away, right.


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To: defal33
Don't forget the Bed Bug infestation!

Oh yeah. I forgot about those. NYC has a big problem with those evasive critters.
The Oboma Rally kids are going to be bringing those things home to their parents. Boy, are they going to be in big trouble!
Their parent's aren't going to be too happy about the body lice, either. Those kids are so screwed! No PlayStation for at least a week!

21 posted on 10/06/2011 11:31:04 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: Beckett08
Where is the trash going?

Apparently, to some Wall Street protest.

22 posted on 10/06/2011 11:39:49 AM PDT by tnlibertarian (Things are so bad now, Kenyans are saying Obama was born in the USA.)
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To: areukiddingme1
NY night time temperatures will be around freezing for awhile. Last night, the frost was so heavy my husband had to use an ice scrapper to get it off the car Windows.

Gee. That's a shame. Those protesters must be getting pretty cold. LOL.

23 posted on 10/06/2011 11:41:39 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: Buckeye McFrog
one word for ya, man.....Woodstock!

These protests are a wake up call for everyone. It's mental health week! See what can happen if you ignore your kids?

24 posted on 10/06/2011 11:55:53 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: Ole Okie

I’ve watched them. LOL! They’re the grandkids of the filthy, Marxist, threw rocks at ROTC cadets, a$$holes I went to college with! Three generations of losers in the same families! Poetic justice!


25 posted on 10/06/2011 12:20:37 PM PDT by pabianice (")
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To: areukiddingme1

Vile creatures in need of Jesus.


26 posted on 10/06/2011 3:13:09 PM PDT by nagdt ("None of my EX's live in Texas")
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