More Illegal Mexican Immigrant Imports - Infectious Diseases (my title)

Medscape and WebMD ^ | 02/26/03 | Various

[Kieri]

(snip)

From Mexico's perspective, the border encompasses some of the country's most economically prosperous states. In contrast, the U.S. border region is among the poorest areas in the United States, with >30% of families living at or below the poverty level[8]. Along the Texas border, an estimated 350,000 or more people live in 1,450 unincorporated areas known as colonias, which lack adequate sanitation infrastructure[8].

The large population movement, limited public health infrastructure, and poor environmental conditions contribute to increased incidence of certain infectious diseases[8-11] Analysis of data from the U.S. National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System for 1990 through 1998 showed increased risks for certain foodborne, waterborne, and vaccine-preventable diseases in U.S. counties within 100 kilometers of the border, compared with nonborder states. These data show a two- to fourfold greater incidence of hepatitis A, measles, rubella, shigellosis, and rabies and an eightfold greater incidence of brucellosis in border counties than in nonborder states[11]. Studies have identified the importance of cross-border movement in the transmission of various diseases, including hepatitis A[12,13], tuberculosis[14-18], shigellosis[19], syphilis[20], Mycobacterium bovis infection[21], and brucellosis[22,23].

[Robert Drobot]

BTTT!!!

[Serenissima Venezia]

He informed me that it was now being given as a required vaccine due to the influx of Hep A from the illegals. Nice isn't it?

Now that makes sense! I was wondering why my son needed yet another immunization series when I thought he had had all the ones required several years ago. Nobody actually said why.

I'm so glad this administration and Senate are willing to put all our lives at risk so they can do their hispandering. They need to move their families down to the border so they can experience the same one-ness with the illegals they want us to have.

[nicmarlo]

Analysis of data from the U.S. National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System for 1990 through 1998 showed increased risks for certain foodborne, waterborne, and vaccine-preventable diseases in U.S. counties within 100 kilometers of the border, compared with nonborder states.

I was pinged to this on another thread by JustPiper....thought you'd be interested in this, in case you hadn't seen this.

[janetgreen]

I've sent this story to Lou Dobbs asking him to talk about it. He's about the only one who would.

[JustPiper]

You know what Threat Matrix would also be very interested in this nic

[nicmarlo]

You're right...that would be a perfect place for it, too.

[panaxanax]

...."don't drink the water!"....

A funny thing happened to my wife and I today at the grocery store. A little old lady (80+) was straining to read the small print on a package of tomatoes. She asked if I would mind reading it and tell her where they were grown. I obliged and said they were "Product of USA". "Good" she said. "I just wanted to make sure they weren't from Mexico". We laughed and asked if she was boycotting Mexican products. "Oh, you bet we are" she said. "You can't even drink the water down there and they want us to eat their food?"

True story.

[Old Professer]

When I was five, we had to move from our rented house to the country where we had only an outhouse for bathroom facilities and a pump just off the kitchen outdoors; a stockpot was kept filled on the counter overnight to use for priming the pump each morning and, in the winter, it had to brought to a boil before carrying it outside to pour down the gravy boat-shaped throat to thaw the leather plunger diaphragm.

We did have gas and electricity and heated the rooms with small ceramic elements mounted in rows over a jetted pipe mounted in a compact metal stand.

We would place the Christmas tree adjacent to the one in the living room at Christmas to fool Santa Claus.

But I outgrew Santa Claus and I haven't a clue how to dig a well, but I'm sure that when the time returns that I need one I will be able to hire cheap labor.

[Sic Luceat Lux]

There are a lot of old horrors of diseases kurking out in the world, that we have largely forgotten, but TB, cholera, scarlet and yellow fever...

Along with the hordes of illegals crossing, those with diseases - end up in whose emergency rooms/in whose cities; and who pays their ER and hospitalization bills?

Oh, no big deal, our taxes will pay for these illegal felons who have snuck across our Southern border.

[anyone heard about our jammed packed emergency rooms/chock full of these felon illegals/if you or someone in your family -even with your own health coverage- ahhhh, don't plan on being seen - for perhaps a few hours! - you have to ahhh, ahhh --- ---
wait your turn --- don't cha know]

[Czar]

"...showed increased risks for certain foodborne, waterborne, and vaccine-preventable diseases in U.S. counties within 100 kilometers of the border, compared with nonborder states."

Perhaps one of our FROBLs can explain why this is a non-concern.

[hershey]

This is something the MSM prefers to ignore. If Barbara Walters or Katie Cutie catch antibiotic resistant TB, however, they'll scream bloody murder.

[television is just wrong]

add chagas to the list too. Incurable disease discovered by Dr. Chagas. Known commonly as the kissing bug, causes enlargement of the abdominal cavity organs, and leads to inevitable death. SWEET, our diversity is so wonderful.

[nicmarlo]

"...showed increased risks for certain foodborne, waterborne, and vaccine-preventable diseases in U.S. counties within 100 kilometers of the border, compared with nonborder states."

Perhaps one of our FROBLs can explain why this is a non-concern.

Highly unlikely they can.

[TheLion]

This was part of what I used to post around here "what we get from the massive illegal invasion".

Diseases we had all but eradicated....multi drug resistant (MDR) TB, Leprosy, Chagas Disease(1 in 3 die), malaria, plague, polio, dengue, head lice, hepatitis A, B, and C.

Each illegal with MDR-TB coughs and infects 10 to 30 people, who will not show symptoms immediately. Latent disease explodes later. MDR-TB has a 60% death rate. It can be treated over 24 months at a cost of $250,000 and toxic side effects.

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, was so rare in America that in 40 years only 900 people were afflicted. Suddenly, in the past three years America has more than 7,000 cases of leprosy. Leprosy now is endemic to northeastern states because illegal aliens and other immigrants brought leprosy from India, Brazil, the Caribbean and Mexico.

[nicmarlo]

I remember, back in 1990 or so, the topic then was resistent TB in NY.

I forget the specifics, but I believe I remembering a well-known physician saying it had to do with immigrants.

[TheLion]

It will probably take a couple of congress critters or their family members coming down with it before they see the light.

[seemoAR]

Bed bugs are coming back also.

[nicmarlo]

Unfortunately your right; even more unfortunate will be the needless loss of hundreds of lives before that happens.

[Kieri]

She asked if I would mind reading it and tell her where they were grown. I obliged and said they were "Product of USA". "Good" she said. "I just wanted to make sure they weren't from Mexico".

I've started to do the same thing. Tomates and strawberries from California and other southern states. Summer makes "selective buying" a little easier.

[kstewskis]

[anyone heard about our jammed packed emergency rooms/chock full of these felon illegals/if you or someone in your family -even with your own health coverage- ahhhh, don't plan on being seen - for perhaps a few hours! - you have to ahhh, ahhh --- --- wait your turn --- don't cha know]

I spoke w/ a woman from So. Cal at the Minutemen rally in Phoenix the other night. She works in an emergency room out there.

She told me that the illegals are now calling taxis to pick them up, and they are brought to the ER's for routine treatment. All at the taxpayer's expense.