Not a surprize considering we have all but open borders.
There was an epidemic of whooping cough in Seattle a couple of years ago that got started among the Somali immigrant community up there and spread out to the many other thousands of people who didn’t believe in inoculations either.
TB is probably the least of our worries if it comes down to it.
“There was an epidemic of whooping cough in Seattle...”
Just saw a PSA on tv about it making a comeback ... terribly sad to see... I worry about my grandkids.
If XXDR starts spreading we are in a ****load of trouble!
By the way this is what I posted on another thread on the same article:
>> “In the 1980s, HIV and AIDS brought an even bigger resurgence of TB cases. TB remains the biggest killer of HIV patients today.” ( from the article) <<
This little nugget buried deep in the article has **MAJOR** significance for everyone!
HIV infected people are most likely to be HIV infected because they are actively gay or IV drug abusers. They live life-styles that put them and others in extreme risk of spreading communicable disease ( TB, parasites, dysentery, MRSA infections, various types of pneumonias,..etc.) among their own community and then out to the larger population as a whole.
Active homosexuals and IV drug abusers are NOT making libertarian life-style choices that have consequences only for them. Their life-stlye choices cause pain, illness, and expenditures of money that are borne by others.
Immune compromised people are walking petri dishes waiting for infection. However...Unlike most other immune compromised people, HIV infected and active homosexuals (with their huge number of partners) live a life that actively seeks to have that petri dish inoculated with communicable diseases that others in the community can and **DO** get!
Remember that during the holidays when your actively practicing homosexual cousin shows up for the New Year's party.