TB is on the rise in America. Guess why?

American Thinker ^ | 02/07/2019 | Carol Brown

[SeekAndFind]

After more than two decades of steady decline in active cases of tuberculosis in America, the trend has now reversed.

It’s time for fools to take a bow. Congratulations Marxists and complicit members of the GOP. Your commitment to import large numbers of people from third world countries is really paying off.

CDC stats from 2017 show that 70% of reported cases of TB in the United States was found among non-U.S.-born individuals. Migrants from Mexico accounted for the largest share.

On top of that, we’re seeing strains of TB that are multi-drug resistant (MDR). And as dangerous as these strains are, we’re seeing even more lethal strains that are extensively drug resistant (XDR).

TB bacteria (via Flickr)

Then there’s the issue of screening. Per a Star Tribune report:

Immigrants and refugees are screened for TB and treated before entering the United States. Tourists, students and temporary workers are not screened… [snip]

Because TB hits some ethnic and racial groups harder than others, TB patients can face discrimination and social isolation. Public health officials worry about finding ways to target high-risk populations with TB education and treatment without stigmatizing those groups.

Why aren’t we testing everyone, and especially those from regions where we know TB is endemic. Come on folks. Stigma vs public health risk? Common sense, no?

Apparently not.

We’d rather put healthy people at risk lest we offend some foreigner carrying a potentially deadly disease. If someone wants to come here, they’ll need to deal with whatever “stigma” they feel when we test them for a contagious and increasingly fatal disease.

[SgtHooper]

TB, or not TB! That is the question.

[Doogle]

DEMONRATS..THAT’S WHY

[mrmeyer]

Viva the fruits of diversity and open borders!

[Gay State Conservative]

Only one possible answer:

NORWEGIANS

[antidemoncrat]

TB = Turdious Brainicus a disease particular to those that have Democrat after their name.

[trisham]

No doubt about it!

[dowcaet]

Allowing masses of sick, uneducated and unskilled Third World human debris into a First World country. What could possibly go wrong?

[Gay State Conservative]

TB, or not TB! That is the question.

"Post Of The Day" candidate!

[oldasrocks]

As someone suggested. Trump needs to start deporting democrats and Mexico would build the wall within a week.

[Mears]

“Why aren’t we testing everyone, and especially those from regions where we know TB is endemic.”

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I test positive for TB with the tine test because I was exposed to it YEARS ago..never got the disease.

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[SeekAndFind]

RE: What could possibly go wrong?

Liberals would rather people contract the disease than be called racist.

[litehaus]

Dang SCANDAHOOVIANS !!
Whoops, wait minute...That guy who gave us the “SCREW PROPELLER” was a Swede I think...

[grey_whiskers]

TB, or not TB! That is the question.

Oh NOES! Consumption be done about it?

Of cough, of cough.

...but it'll take a lung, lung time.

[trisham]

They’re clearly a dangerous group.

[Mears]

Awful lot of joking about a disease that took my father at age 32.

Shame on you.

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[V K Lee]

Oh, SHUCKS,
missed that answer. First thought was “Climate Change”.
Illegal Aliens was the second choice.

WTP need score cards.

[grey_whiskers]

That was from a substitute teacher in high school French class. Presumably he didn’t know about your father either.

...how did your father become infected, btw, did anyone find out?

[Jan_Sobieski]

Not True!! Homeschool Christian families who choose not to vaccinate is the problem! /s