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Tuberculosis patient who refused treatment arrested in California
Reuters ^ | July 29, 2014 7:36pm EDT | Dan Whitcomb

Posted on 07/30/2014 12:35:12 AM PDT by blueplum

Edited on 07/30/2014 7:25:34 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Cruz was taken into custody on Monday night during a traffic stop in the community of Lamont, California, about 15 miles north of Bakersfield, Kern County Sheriff's spokesman Ray Pruitt said.

"We took him to Kern Medical Center and had him admitted there, under guard," Pruitt said.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: drugresistanttb; illegalalien; illegalaliens; illegals; infectiousagents; mdrtb; mexico; tb; transient; tuberculosis
Man refused treatment back in March. It's now August. Stockton is 230 miles from Bakersfield.

from the CDC, the cost per case to treat DR TB is $17K - $260K

http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/2014/TB-Infographic2014.html?s_cid=nchhstp-nr-wtbd-004

In the early 1900s, TB killed one out of every seven people living in the United States and Europe. Starting in the 1940s, scientists discovered the first of several medicines now used to treat TB. As a result, TB slowly began to decrease in the United States. But in the 1970s and early 1980s, the country let its guard down and TB control efforts were neglected. This led to an increase in the number of TB cases between 1985 and 1992. However, with increased funding and attention to the TB problem, there has been a steady decline in the number of persons with TB since 1993.

TB continues to be a problem. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) remains a concern, and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR TB) has become an important issue. While the number of TB cases in the United States has been declining, there remains a higher burden of TB among racial and ethnic minorities. This is due to uneven distribution of TB risk factors that can increase the chance of developing the disease.

http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/faqs/qa_introduction.htm#Intro5

1 posted on 07/30/2014 12:35:12 AM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

open borders more TB cases.


2 posted on 07/30/2014 12:42:19 AM PDT by RginTN
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They should have put him under guard in the first place. Most deliberately transient people are not known for their reliability or civic duty.


3 posted on 07/30/2014 1:29:04 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: blueplum

Today’s Typhoid Mario.


4 posted on 07/30/2014 1:29:49 AM PDT by lee martell
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Tee Bee Eduardo

Reminds me of “Typhoid Mary”...


5 posted on 07/30/2014 1:30:34 AM PDT by GraceG (No, My Initials are not A.B.)
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He should have been immediately shot and cremated, in no particular order. Message sent.


6 posted on 07/30/2014 1:51:01 AM PDT by Octar
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To: blueplum

Wow, what happens if Ebola gets spread to the US?


7 posted on 07/30/2014 1:57:12 AM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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8 posted on 07/30/2014 2:18:36 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

The thought leaves one breathless...


9 posted on 07/30/2014 2:19:47 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Vendome

If this were a Republican President ...


10 posted on 07/30/2014 4:30:21 AM PDT by 4Liberty (Obama is O'Bryan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUoPNpa9Rrw)
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To: blueplum

Maybe he was was planning to try to infect people, that other Americans would not infect.


11 posted on 07/30/2014 5:00:05 AM PDT by Mark17 (Obama & Nero? Both Emperors. The difference is Nero plays a fiddle, while Obama plays Minnesota Fats)
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Multiculturalism is great. Without it we and our children wouldn’t have the opportunity to get all sorts of nasty diseases. Thanks a lot LIB aholes.


12 posted on 07/30/2014 7:32:07 AM PDT by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp)
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Do the same with ebola exposures.

I always wanted some kind of HIV quarantine, but San Francisco resisted the fence. :>)


13 posted on 07/30/2014 10:00:23 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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Breathless/tuberculosis. ....???


14 posted on 07/30/2014 10:07:50 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: ogen hal

Yep, libs are a holes


15 posted on 07/30/2014 4:49:56 PM PDT by Mark17 (Obama & Nero? Both Emperors. The difference is Nero plays a fiddle, while Obama plays Minnesota Fats)
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