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In reply to the discussion: Worst TB outbreak in 20 years kept secret (Florida) [View all]Warpy
(111,245 posts)40. Well, most of it is still treatable
but thinking of him confined for a month or two while the drugs kick in and having to continue those drugs (which can have bad side effects) for a year is comforting. I think it would teach him a very useful lesson in why the rich need to make sure the "diseases of the poor" are taken care of in a timely manner.
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Did Creighton med student spread TB to patients? (student was in residency 100's to be tested))
Omaha Steve
Jul 2012
#2
Forget the late 19th Century, think 14th Century and black death (which killed 1/3
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#35
As evil a MoFo as Scott unquestionably is, you don't wish TB on anyone really. It's
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#36
His Rickness closed the hospital, because he needs that money to save some TIF'd real estate...?
patrice
Jul 2012
#11
I bet it was withheld so the hospital would be closed without any questions. nt
Mojorabbit
Jul 2012
#12
I wonder what the FLoridians feel about their elected officials they voted in? /nt
still_one
Jul 2012
#19
Um, I'm not a doctor or a biologist, but TB is a bacterial infection, not a viral infection. I don't
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#37
I had no idea, seriously. I think maybe I should self-delete my obviously ignorant post, but I don't
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#49