Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-06-01 Thread Martin
According to him, he has a *recording* of the incident. He supposedly went to 
the doctor initially because he'd broken a rib. *Who* takes a tape recorder to 
an ER when they break a rib? This one stinks, folks. I want to see this man 
taken out behind the woodshed.

g123curious <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  Should any of the people he 
infected get seriously sick and/or die, 
he probably will be sued and held liable in a civil suit. Hence, you 
hear the guy's lawyer father and in-law saying what you heard them 
say. The father was also blaming the media for inaccurate 
descriptions of the events.

George

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Turns out the guys is a lawyer and his father in law works at the
> CDC, studying diseases like TB. How awesome is that? I am now
> definitely thinking he may not be being entirely truthful about what
> he knew and what he was told. 
> 
> 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_re_us/tuberculosis_infection
> 
> As the tard population continues to increase exponentially, I am
> becoming more of the opinion that some people just need to be
> euthanized for the good of the many. Color my mood facist.
> 
> Bosco
> --- g123curious <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > The guy's doctor advised him NOT to fly.
> > 
> > He decided to fly anyway.
> > 
> > He flew twice.
> > 
> > He didn't bother to buy travel insurance (which would have
> > reimbursed 
> > him for the TOTAL of his trip: air, hotel, wedding, everything.)
> > 
> > Some folks refuse to accept personal responsibility.
> > 
> > Hence, I have no problem with him being locked up.
> > 
> > IMHO, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one... 
> > especially when there's the risk of of a highly contagious TB 
> > infecting a lot of people. Many people have weak immune systems 
> > (e.g., the elderly, children, etc.).
> > 
> > I travel a lot on cruise ships. It is standard procedure now 
> > ships will not let you board if you are sick. They'll give you a 
> > voucher to travel later. If you get sick while onboard, they'll 
> > quarantine you (and your spouse/family) in your cabin.
> > 
> > It's a (brave) new world and people have to learn to adjust to it.
> > 
> > Some choose to learn the hard way... and get locked up.
> > 
> > George
> > 
> > 
> > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote:
> > >
> > > This is wild. Every day, I drive by the hospital
> > > where "Typhoid Martin" is being held. The confusion here stems
> > > around what the CDC





 


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[scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-06-01 Thread g123curious
Should any of the people he infected get seriously sick and/or die, 
he probably will be sued and held liable in a civil suit. Hence, you 
hear the guy's lawyer father and in-law saying what you heard them 
say. The father was also blaming the media for inaccurate 
descriptions of the events.

George

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Turns out the guys is a lawyer and his father in law works at the
> CDC, studying diseases like TB. How awesome is that? I am now
> definitely thinking he may not be being entirely truthful about what
> he knew and what he was told. 
> 
> 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_re_us/tuberculosis_infection
> 
> As the tard population continues to increase exponentially, I am
> becoming more of the opinion that some people just need to be
> euthanized for the good of the many. Color my mood facist.
> 
> Bosco
> --- g123curious <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > The guy's doctor advised him NOT to fly.
> > 
> > He decided to fly anyway.
> > 
> > He flew twice.
> > 
> > He didn't bother to buy travel insurance (which would have
> > reimbursed 
> > him for the TOTAL of his trip: air, hotel, wedding, everything.)
> > 
> > Some folks refuse to accept personal responsibility.
> > 
> > Hence, I have no problem with him being locked up.
> > 
> > IMHO, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one... 
> > especially when there's the risk of of a highly contagious TB 
> > infecting a lot of people. Many people have weak immune systems 
> > (e.g., the elderly, children, etc.).
> > 
> > I travel a lot on cruise ships. It is standard procedure now 
> > ships will not let you board if you are sick. They'll give you a 
> > voucher to travel later. If you get sick while onboard, they'll 
> > quarantine you (and your spouse/family) in your cabin.
> > 
> > It's a (brave) new world and people have to learn to adjust to it.
> > 
> > Some choose to learn the hard way... and get locked up.
> > 
> > George
> > 
> > 
> > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, KeithBJohnson@ wrote:
> > >
> > > This is wild. Every day, I drive by the hospital
> > > where "Typhoid Martin" is being held. The confusion here stems
> > > around what the CDC








Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
g, I didn't know that he passed on travel insurance. That's kinda telling, in 
and of itself. Maybe he had the notion of passing on his misery.

g123curious <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  The guy's doctor advised him 
NOT to fly.

He decided to fly anyway.

He flew twice.

He didn't bother to buy travel insurance (which would have reimbursed 
him for the TOTAL of his trip: air, hotel, wedding, everything.)

Some folks refuse to accept personal responsibility.

Hence, I have no problem with him being locked up.

IMHO, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one... 
especially when there's the risk of of a highly contagious TB 
infecting a lot of people. Many people have weak immune systems 
(e.g., the elderly, children, etc.).

I travel a lot on cruise ships. It is standard procedure now 
ships will not let you board if you are sick. They'll give you a 
voucher to travel later. If you get sick while onboard, they'll 
quarantine you (and your spouse/family) in your cabin.

It's a (brave) new world and people have to learn to adjust to it.

Some choose to learn the hard way... and get locked up.

George

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> This is wild. Every day, I drive by the hospital where "Typhoid 
Martin" is being held. The confusion here stems around what the CDC 
and county health officials say they told him, versus what *he* says 
they told him. I'm trying to understand why, if he's been diagnosed 
since January, the agencies just now found out he had XDR TB. Not 
understanding why, even with the less-virulent strains, the health 
officials only "suggested" he stay in the States, instead of making 
it an order. But then, the officials seem to be saying they ordered 
him to stay here. Also not getting why--assuming he's telling the 
truth--the CDC didn't make arrangements to fly him from Italy on a 
CDC jet. I have to assume they would have done something like that, 
since they'd want him cured to avoid an epidemic.
> 
> Either way, while I get his fearing ineffectual treatment in Italy, 
I'm having a hard time with this man jumping on a trans-Atlantic 
flight, driving from Canada to the States while knowing he had the 
XDR version. At that point, he could have been extremely contagious. 
We could have been looking at a chain-reaction of infections if 
people on that plane, in the terminal, or at the car rental location 
had been infected by him. Hasn't he seen "Twelve Monkeys"?!
> 
> Last year I participated in a seminar sponsored by the CDC here in 
Atlanta to come up with procedures for dealing with the next deadly 
worldwide flu pandemic. (And if you want nightmares, read about the 
flu pandemic of 1918). One of our major concerns was how health 
officials could track and warn infected people in this world of 
international travel. Scenarios exactly like this were discussed, 
where stubborn or fearful people defy orders and do their own thing. 
How far does the medical community go to issue quarantines to prevent 
epidemic? When do personal freedosm get abridged for the common good? 
This is exactly what we meant. Something broke down here. And just 
imagine if this guy had been infected with a deadly new mutation of 
influenza. Then we really could have been talking about an pandemic. 
That's scary...
> 
> *** 
> 
> Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain
> CDC issues rare isolation order; air passengers warned
> 
> By ALISON YOUNG
> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
> Published on: 05/30/07 
> An Atlanta-area man — infected with a rare, potentially deadly type 
of tuberculosis — is under federal quarantine at Grady Memorial 
Hospital with an armed sheriff's deputy outside his door following 
his odyssey on international flights, including some to smuggle 
himself back into the country.
> The globe-trotting tale of the man, his fiancee, their wedding and 
honeymoon abroad — and conflicting recollections of what he was told 
about his disease and whether he could travel — culminated Tuesday 
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing an 
international health alert.





 


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Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
This tells me that the Guv'mint has our best interests in mind... :P

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  completely agree with you. I learned last night that 
he already knew he had disease resistant TB before he even left the country. It 
was only after he left that it was discovered he had *extremely* drug resistant 
TB. Regular TB's bad enough, he knew he had a more dangerous version, yet left 
anyway. And as we all suspected, the CDC says they had no intention of forcing 
him to stay in Rome and get the wrong treatment. They were working on bringing 
him back to the States when he fled.

Again, I shudder to think would could have happened had his TB been more 
contagious, or if he'd been carrying a new strain of influenza. He may not have 
committed a crime, but I wouldn't complain if he were held financially culpable 
in some way. There's a lot of discussion in the health care and international 
circles aout why he wasn't *ordered* to stay home from the get-go. Evidently 
there's concern about limiting his personal freedom at that earlier stage. I 
guess there's fear of the social and legal ramifications and precedence set of 
ordering an American to stay home when his good judgement could do the same 
thing. And there was concern that the system in place which can order a person 
not to go anywhere would have triggered the very coverage and worry we're now 
seeing as it became known. But I guess in the future they might have to risk 
it...

-- Original message -- 
From: "g123curious" 
The guy's doctor advised him NOT to fly.

He decided to fly anyway.

He flew twice.

He didn't bother to buy travel insurance (which would have reimbursed 
him for the TOTAL of his trip: air, hotel, wedding, everything.)

Some folks refuse to accept personal responsibility.

Hence, I have no problem with him being locked up.

IMHO, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one... 
especially when there's the risk of of a highly contagious TB 
infecting a lot of people. Many people have weak immune systems 
(e.g., the elderly, children, etc.).

I travel a lot on cruise ships. It is standard procedure now 
ships will not let you board if you are sick. They'll give you a 
voucher to travel later. If you get sick while onboard, they'll 
quarantine you (and your spouse/family) in your cabin.

It's a (brave) new world and people have to learn to adjust to it.

Some choose to learn the hard way... and get locked up.

George

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> This is wild. Every day, I drive by the hospital where "Typhoid 
Martin" is being held. The confusion here stems around what the CDC 
and county health officials say they told him, versus what *he* says 
they told him. I'm trying to understand why, if he's been diagnosed 
since January, the agencies just now found out he had XDR TB. Not 
understanding why, even with the less-virulent strains, the health 
officials only "suggested" he stay in the States, instead of making 
it an order. But then, the officials seem to be saying they ordered 
him to stay here. Also not getting why--assuming he's telling the 
truth--the CDC didn't make arrangements to fly him from Italy on a 
CDC jet. I have to assume they would have done something like that, 
since they'd want him cured to avoid an epidemic.
> 
> Either way, while I get his fearing ineffectual treatment in Italy, 
I'm having a hard time with this man jumping on a trans-Atlantic 
flight, driving from Canada to the States while knowing he had the 
XDR version. At that point, he could have been extremely contagious. 
We could have been looking at a chain-reaction of infections if 
people on that plane, in the terminal, or at the car rental location 
had been infected by him. Hasn't he seen "Twelve Monkeys"?!
> 
> Last year I participated in a seminar sponsored by the CDC here in 
Atlanta to come up with procedures for dealing with the next deadly 
worldwide flu pandemic. (And if you want nightmares, read about the 
flu pandemic of 1918). One of our major concerns was how health 
officials could track and warn infected people in this world of 
international travel. Scenarios exactly like this were discussed, 
where stubborn or fearful people defy orders and do their own thing. 
How far does the medical community go to issue quarantines to prevent 
epidemic? When do personal freedosm get abridged for the common good? 
This is exactly what we meant. Something broke down here. And just 
imagine if this guy had been infected with a deadly new mutation of 
influenza. Then we really could have been talking about an pandemic. 
That's scary...
> 
> *** 
> 
> Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain
> CDC issues rare isolation order; air passengers warned
> 
> By ALISON YOUNG
> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
> Published on: 05/30/07 
> An Atlanta-area man — infected with a rare, potentially deadly type 
of tuberculosis — is under federal quarant

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread Martin
Bosco, I've been wearing that hat for awhile now.

Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  Turns out the guys is a lawyer 
and his father in law works at the
CDC, studying diseases like TB. How awesome is that? I am now
definitely thinking he may not be being entirely truthful about what
he knew and what he was told. 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_re_us/tuberculosis_infection

As the tard population continues to increase exponentially, I am
becoming more of the opinion that some people just need to be
euthanized for the good of the many. Color my mood facist.

Bosco
--- g123curious <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The guy's doctor advised him NOT to fly.
> 
> He decided to fly anyway.
> 
> He flew twice.
> 
> He didn't bother to buy travel insurance (which would have
> reimbursed 
> him for the TOTAL of his trip: air, hotel, wedding, everything.)
> 
> Some folks refuse to accept personal responsibility.
> 
> Hence, I have no problem with him being locked up.
> 
> IMHO, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one... 
> especially when there's the risk of of a highly contagious TB 
> infecting a lot of people. Many people have weak immune systems 
> (e.g., the elderly, children, etc.).
> 
> I travel a lot on cruise ships. It is standard procedure now 
> ships will not let you board if you are sick. They'll give you a 
> voucher to travel later. If you get sick while onboard, they'll 
> quarantine you (and your spouse/family) in your cabin.
> 
> It's a (brave) new world and people have to learn to adjust to it.
> 
> Some choose to learn the hard way... and get locked up.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > This is wild. Every day, I drive by the hospital where "Typhoid 
> Martin" is being held. The confusion here stems around what the CDC
> 
> and county health officials say they told him, versus what *he*
> says 
> they told him. I'm trying to understand why, if he's been diagnosed
> 
> since January, the agencies just now found out he had XDR TB. Not 
> understanding why, even with the less-virulent strains, the health 
> officials only "suggested" he stay in the States, instead of making
> 
> it an order. But then, the officials seem to be saying they ordered
> 
> him to stay here. Also not getting why--assuming he's telling the 
> truth--the CDC didn't make arrangements to fly him from Italy on a 
> CDC jet. I have to assume they would have done something like that,
> 
> since they'd want him cured to avoid an epidemic.
> > 
> > Either way, while I get his fearing ineffectual treatment in
> Italy, 
> I'm having a hard time with this man jumping on a trans-Atlantic 
> flight, driving from Canada to the States while knowing he had the
> 
> XDR version. At that point, he could have been extremely
> contagious. 
> We could have been looking at a chain-reaction of infections if 
> people on that plane, in the terminal, or at the car rental
> location 
> had been infected by him. Hasn't he seen "Twelve Monkeys"?!
> > 
> > Last year I participated in a seminar sponsored by the CDC here
> in 
> Atlanta to come up with procedures for dealing with the next deadly
> 
> worldwide flu pandemic. (And if you want nightmares, read about the
> 
> flu pandemic of 1918). One of our major concerns was how health 
> officials could track and warn infected people in this world of 
> international travel. Scenarios exactly like this were discussed, 
> where stubborn or fearful people defy orders and do their own
> thing. 
> How far does the medical community go to issue quarantines to
> prevent 
> epidemic? When do personal freedosm get abridged for the common
> good? 
> This is exactly what we meant. Something broke down here. And just 
> imagine if this guy had been infected with a deadly new mutation of
> 
> influenza. Then we really could have been talking about an
> pandemic. 
> That's scary...
> > 
> > *** 
> > 
> > Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain
> > CDC issues rare isolation order; air passengers warned
> > 
> > By ALISON YOUNG
> > The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
> > Published on: 05/30/07 
> > An Atlanta-area man — infected with a rare, potentially deadly
> type 
> of tuberculosis — is under federal quarantine at Grady Memorial 
> Hospital with an armed sheriff's deputy outside his door following 
> his odyssey on international flights, including some to smuggle 
> himself back into the country.
> > The globe-trotting tale of the man, his fiancee, their wedding
> and 
> honeymoon abroad — and conflicting recollections of what he was
> told 
> about his disease and whether he could travel — culminated Tuesday 
> with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing an 
> international health alert.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead.
I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said.

You know these things that happen,
That's just the way it's 

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread KeithBJohnson
completely agree with you. I learned last night that he already knew he had 
disease resistant TB before he even left the country. It was only after he left 
that it was discovered he had *extremely* drug resistant TB. Regular TB's bad 
enough, he knew he had a more dangerous version, yet left anyway. And as we all 
suspected, the CDC says they had no intention of forcing him to stay in Rome 
and get the wrong treatment. They were working on bringing him back to the 
States when he fled.

Again, I shudder to think would could have happened had his TB been more 
contagious, or if he'd been carrying a new strain of influenza. He may not have 
committed a crime, but I wouldn't complain if he were held financially culpable 
in some way.   There's a lot of discussion in the health care and international 
circles aout why he wasn't *ordered* to stay home from the get-go. Evidently 
there's concern about limiting his personal freedom at that earlier stage. I 
guess there's fear of the social and legal ramifications and precedence set of 
ordering an American to stay home when his good judgement could do the same 
thing. And there was concern that the system in place which can order a person 
not to go anywhere would have triggered the very coverage and worry we're now 
seeing as it became known.  But I guess in the future they might have to risk 
it...

-- Original message -- 
From: "g123curious" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
The guy's doctor advised him NOT to fly.

He decided to fly anyway.

He flew twice.

He didn't bother to buy travel insurance (which would have reimbursed 
him for the TOTAL of his trip: air, hotel, wedding, everything.)

Some folks refuse to accept personal responsibility.

Hence, I have no problem with him being locked up.

IMHO, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one... 
especially when there's the risk of of a highly contagious TB 
infecting a lot of people. Many people have weak immune systems 
(e.g., the elderly, children, etc.).

I travel a lot on cruise ships. It is standard procedure now 
ships will not let you board if you are sick. They'll give you a 
voucher to travel later. If you get sick while onboard, they'll 
quarantine you (and your spouse/family) in your cabin.

It's a (brave) new world and people have to learn to adjust to it.

Some choose to learn the hard way... and get locked up.

George

--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> This is wild. Every day, I drive by the hospital where "Typhoid 
Martin" is being held. The confusion here stems around what the CDC 
and county health officials say they told him, versus what *he* says 
they told him. I'm trying to understand why, if he's been diagnosed 
since January, the agencies just now found out he had XDR TB. Not 
understanding why, even with the less-virulent strains, the health 
officials only "suggested" he stay in the States, instead of making 
it an order. But then, the officials seem to be saying they ordered 
him to stay here. Also not getting why--assuming he's telling the 
truth--the CDC didn't make arrangements to fly him from Italy on a 
CDC jet. I have to assume they would have done something like that, 
since they'd want him cured to avoid an epidemic.
> 
> Either way, while I get his fearing ineffectual treatment in Italy, 
I'm having a hard time with this man jumping on a trans-Atlantic 
flight, driving from Canada to the States while knowing he had the 
XDR version. At that point, he could have been extremely contagious. 
We could have been looking at a chain-reaction of infections if 
people on that plane, in the terminal, or at the car rental location 
had been infected by him. Hasn't he seen "Twelve Monkeys"?!
> 
> Last year I participated in a seminar sponsored by the CDC here in 
Atlanta to come up with procedures for dealing with the next deadly 
worldwide flu pandemic. (And if you want nightmares, read about the 
flu pandemic of 1918). One of our major concerns was how health 
officials could track and warn infected people in this world of 
international travel. Scenarios exactly like this were discussed, 
where stubborn or fearful people defy orders and do their own thing. 
How far does the medical community go to issue quarantines to prevent 
epidemic? When do personal freedosm get abridged for the common good? 
This is exactly what we meant. Something broke down here. And just 
imagine if this guy had been infected with a deadly new mutation of 
influenza. Then we really could have been talking about an pandemic. 
That's scary...
> 
> *** 
> 
> Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain
> CDC issues rare isolation order; air passengers warned
> 
> By ALISON YOUNG
> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
> Published on: 05/30/07 
> An Atlanta-area man — infected with a rare, potentially deadly type 
of tuberculosis — is under federal quarantine at Grady Memorial 
Hospital with an armed sheriff's deputy outside hi

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread Bosco Bosco
Turns out the guys is a lawyer and his father in law works at the
CDC, studying diseases like TB. How awesome is that? I am now
definitely thinking he may not be being entirely truthful about what
he knew and what he was told. 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070531/ap_on_re_us/tuberculosis_infection

As the tard population continues to increase exponentially, I am
becoming more of the opinion that some people just need to be
euthanized for the good of the many. Color my mood facist.

Bosco
--- g123curious <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> The guy's doctor advised him NOT to fly.
> 
> He decided to fly anyway.
> 
> He flew twice.
> 
> He didn't bother to buy travel insurance (which would have
> reimbursed 
> him for the TOTAL of his trip: air, hotel, wedding, everything.)
> 
> Some folks refuse to accept personal responsibility.
> 
> Hence, I have no problem with him being locked up.
> 
> IMHO, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one... 
> especially when there's the risk of of a highly contagious TB 
> infecting a lot of people. Many people have weak immune systems 
> (e.g., the elderly, children, etc.).
> 
> I travel a lot on cruise ships. It is standard procedure now 
> ships will not let you board if you are sick. They'll give you a 
> voucher to travel later. If you get sick while onboard, they'll 
> quarantine you (and your spouse/family) in your cabin.
> 
> It's a (brave) new world and people have to learn to adjust to it.
> 
> Some choose to learn the hard way... and get locked up.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > This is wild. Every day,  I drive by the hospital where "Typhoid 
> Martin" is being held. The confusion here stems around what the CDC
> 
> and county health officials say they told him, versus what *he*
> says 
> they told him. I'm trying to understand why, if he's been diagnosed
> 
> since January, the agencies just now found out he had XDR TB. Not 
> understanding why, even with the less-virulent strains, the health 
> officials only "suggested" he stay in the States, instead of making
> 
> it an order. But then, the officials seem to be saying they ordered
> 
> him to stay here. Also not getting why--assuming he's telling the 
> truth--the CDC didn't make arrangements to fly him from Italy on a 
> CDC jet. I have to assume they would have done something like that,
> 
> since they'd want him cured to avoid an epidemic.
> > 
> > Either way, while I get his fearing ineffectual treatment in
> Italy, 
> I'm having a hard time with this man jumping on a trans-Atlantic 
> flight,  driving from Canada to the States while knowing he had the
> 
> XDR version.  At that point, he could have been extremely
> contagious. 
> We could have been looking at a chain-reaction of infections if 
> people on that plane, in the terminal, or at the car rental
> location 
> had been infected by him. Hasn't he seen "Twelve Monkeys"?!
> > 
> > Last year I participated in a seminar sponsored by the CDC here
> in 
> Atlanta to come up with procedures for dealing with the next deadly
> 
> worldwide flu pandemic. (And if you want nightmares, read about the
> 
> flu pandemic of 1918).  One of our major concerns was how health 
> officials could track and warn infected people in this world of 
> international travel. Scenarios exactly like this were discussed, 
> where stubborn or fearful people defy orders and do their own
> thing. 
> How far does the medical community go to issue quarantines to
> prevent 
> epidemic? When do personal freedosm get abridged for the common
> good? 
> This is exactly what we meant. Something broke down here. And just 
> imagine if this guy had been infected with a deadly new mutation of
> 
> influenza. Then we really could have been talking about an
> pandemic.  
> That's scary...
> > 
> > *** 
> > 
> > Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain
> > CDC issues rare isolation order; air passengers warned
> > 
> > By ALISON YOUNG
> > The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
> > Published on: 05/30/07 
> > An Atlanta-area man — infected with a rare, potentially deadly
> type 
> of tuberculosis — is under federal quarantine at Grady Memorial 
> Hospital with an armed sheriff's deputy outside his door following 
> his odyssey on international flights, including some to smuggle 
> himself back into the country.
> > The globe-trotting tale of the man, his fiancee, their wedding
> and 
> honeymoon abroad — and conflicting recollections of what he was
> told 
> about his disease and whether he could travel — culminated Tuesday 
> with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing an 
> international health alert.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead.
I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said.

You know these things that happen,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it coulda been me.


   
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[scifinoir2] Re: Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain

2007-05-31 Thread g123curious
The guy's doctor advised him NOT to fly.

He decided to fly anyway.

He flew twice.

He didn't bother to buy travel insurance (which would have reimbursed 
him for the TOTAL of his trip: air, hotel, wedding, everything.)

Some folks refuse to accept personal responsibility.

Hence, I have no problem with him being locked up.

IMHO, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one... 
especially when there's the risk of of a highly contagious TB 
infecting a lot of people. Many people have weak immune systems 
(e.g., the elderly, children, etc.).

I travel a lot on cruise ships. It is standard procedure now 
ships will not let you board if you are sick. They'll give you a 
voucher to travel later. If you get sick while onboard, they'll 
quarantine you (and your spouse/family) in your cabin.

It's a (brave) new world and people have to learn to adjust to it.

Some choose to learn the hard way... and get locked up.

George


--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> This is wild. Every day,  I drive by the hospital where "Typhoid 
Martin" is being held. The confusion here stems around what the CDC 
and county health officials say they told him, versus what *he* says 
they told him. I'm trying to understand why, if he's been diagnosed 
since January, the agencies just now found out he had XDR TB. Not 
understanding why, even with the less-virulent strains, the health 
officials only "suggested" he stay in the States, instead of making 
it an order. But then, the officials seem to be saying they ordered 
him to stay here. Also not getting why--assuming he's telling the 
truth--the CDC didn't make arrangements to fly him from Italy on a 
CDC jet. I have to assume they would have done something like that, 
since they'd want him cured to avoid an epidemic.
> 
> Either way, while I get his fearing ineffectual treatment in Italy, 
I'm having a hard time with this man jumping on a trans-Atlantic 
flight,  driving from Canada to the States while knowing he had the 
XDR version.  At that point, he could have been extremely contagious. 
We could have been looking at a chain-reaction of infections if 
people on that plane, in the terminal, or at the car rental location 
had been infected by him. Hasn't he seen "Twelve Monkeys"?!
> 
> Last year I participated in a seminar sponsored by the CDC here in 
Atlanta to come up with procedures for dealing with the next deadly 
worldwide flu pandemic. (And if you want nightmares, read about the 
flu pandemic of 1918).  One of our major concerns was how health 
officials could track and warn infected people in this world of 
international travel. Scenarios exactly like this were discussed, 
where stubborn or fearful people defy orders and do their own thing. 
How far does the medical community go to issue quarantines to prevent 
epidemic? When do personal freedosm get abridged for the common good? 
This is exactly what we meant. Something broke down here. And just 
imagine if this guy had been infected with a deadly new mutation of 
influenza. Then we really could have been talking about an pandemic.  
That's scary...
> 
> *** 
> 
> Atlantan quarantined with deadly TB strain
> CDC issues rare isolation order; air passengers warned
> 
> By ALISON YOUNG
> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
> Published on: 05/30/07 
> An Atlanta-area man — infected with a rare, potentially deadly type 
of tuberculosis — is under federal quarantine at Grady Memorial 
Hospital with an armed sheriff's deputy outside his door following 
his odyssey on international flights, including some to smuggle 
himself back into the country.
> The globe-trotting tale of the man, his fiancee, their wedding and 
honeymoon abroad — and conflicting recollections of what he was told 
about his disease and whether he could travel — culminated Tuesday 
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing an 
international health alert.