2007-05-31 08:41:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
I wasn't try to make light of the situation. I just can't figure out why this guy has a fatal disease and turnd into a frequent flier.
2007-05-31 09:06:12 · update #1
I've been reading about this. The guy has been identified as a lawyer from Atlanta who's new father in law works for the CDC. That guy is going to pull through eventually but I forsee a bunch of lawsuits over his actions. He was determined to go through with his plans and I don't buy his reasons for all the theatrics he used to get back into the U.S.
2007-05-31 08:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by ericbryce2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was thinking the same! reason being we had Sanitariums here for all TB Patients and the last one just closed last week. When I first arrived here, I thought TB had been eradicated. Few years later due to a cough, they thought it was TB and I almost collapsed. However it seems TB is quiet common, but caught early enough, treatable. I do not follow the News, but I do wonder how many people 'carry' TB, as in have no signs of it and infect others on flights. This man was 'caught' what about those who get away with it and they do!
2007-05-31 11:59:37 · answer #2 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you had a disease that you can casually infect other people, why did this successful lawyer knowingly traveled to other countries? The more people who were on the flight(s) the higher chance he could have affected those people. TB is highly contagious, and there are different form of TB. His strain of TB is very serious because he can be given medicine, and it won't help.
2007-06-01 05:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by beckyschristine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tubercurulosis can be a fatal diseae. I will keep this simple, if you need more info, check the net. T.B. of the lungs blocks and scars parts of the lungs,making it difficult to breathe,eventually causing death. Medications today usually can correct the problem.. Two reasons that Dr.s get upset are ,T.B. is contagious one on one, it is airborn. You can get it by sharing drinking glasses,handeling used hankerchiefs or tissues. Too many people stop taking their meds, They have relapses and are sicker than the first go around. Their are several strains of T.B. that may be drug resistant, so perhaps people must try several types pf meds. So all of the news stories are alerting prople who shared space with the T.B. patient need to be tested,usually a skin test . This is just a simple answer, maybe if you want to knoe more,check medical dictionaries or the web
2007-05-31 09:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by Joan B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beats me as well, sounds like a mis communication somewhere about whether he could fly or not.
TB is contagious and if not detected can be fatal. I had a close friend contract TB before this I had only heard of TB in theory somewhere in developing countries.
The health officials treat you like you have commited murder. A nurse comes to her home or work daily to ensure her meds are taken, failure to co-operate with health officials will land her in jail. I mean of course its not her fault she got sick and of course she wants to get better, and get on with her life.
My Friend has absolutely no clue where she got it from, we all just thought it was a bad cough is how it started.
2007-06-01 03:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by reene2g 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because you cant see it and it is transmitted thru the air! On an transcontinal flight you spend 10 hours in a small cabin with 300 outher people breathing air, that has been recirculated for the same amount of time. It does not get cleaned or enhanced. Yeah - it gets filtered with a Hepa filter, but do you trust them to maintain that properly, if they cant even get you luggage on the same flight with you????
2007-06-03 17:23:16 · answer #6 · answered by Regina 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
TB is a killer disease. If the strain you catch is resistant to drugs, they cannot help you. It used to be known as consumption, and if you ever watched old movies of victorian times when people coughed up blood and spat a lot, that's what that is. It wastes away your body via your respiratory system.
2007-05-31 08:46:10 · answer #7 · answered by oisian88 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you like to contract TB?? Go kiss the guy and shake his hand after he coughs on it and let me know what the big deal is when you're in the hospital.
2007-05-31 08:49:04 · answer #8 · answered by Zack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what's the big deal? you hop a plane to go see momma, when you get there you have a fatal disease because you just traded wind with someone for hours. i can see it a big deal.
2007-05-31 08:51:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋