Posted on 05/13/2023 6:38:48 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
New York City is home to the country’s first-ever reported cases of ringworm infections that are highly contagious and resistant to common anti-fungal treatments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Two cases were reported to state health officials by the dermatologist in February, and those cases are briefly documented in a case study released Thursday in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
“On February 28, 2023, a New York City dermatologist notified public health officials of two patients who had severe tinea that did not improve with oral terbinafine treatment, raising concern for potential T. indotineae infection; these patients shared no epidemiologic links,” according to CDC.
The first case dates back to the summer of 2021, and it involved a pregnant woman in her twenties who had never left the country, was in perfect health, and had never been in contact with anyone else who had a similar rash. This incident may indicate that the fungus is spreading subtly throughout the area.
Her infection from 2021 wasn’t treated until early 2022.
Patient A, a woman aged 28 years, developed a widespread pruritic eruption during summer 2021. She had a first dermatologic evaluation in December 2021, at which time she was in her third trimester of pregnancy. She had no other underlying medical conditions, no known exposures to a person with similar rash, and no recent international travel history. Dermatologists noted large, annular, scaly, pruritic plaques over the neck, abdomen, pubic region, and buttocks. She received a diagnosis of tinea and began oral terbinafine therapy in January 2022 after the birth of her baby. Because her eruptions did not improve after 2 weeks of therapy, terbinafine was discontinued, and she began itraconazole treatment. The rash resolved completely after completing a 4-week course of itraconazole; however, she is...
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Probably common in Mehico and along the Rio Grande.
More diseases to come. I like how someone commented at the the end of the article, “Diverse diseases are our strength.”
“”no recent international travel history.””
No need to travel - it will come to us - we’re an equal opportunity country!!
What a stupid statement from those in charge but we are learning not to expect anything different!!
I agree.
Related?
Michael Yon
@Michael_Yon
Farming 2030: Globalists farming Scabies, Tuberculosis, Syphilis and Lice across America.
From a Border Patrol Source today:
“Lice is very common. So much so we check everyone coming into the processing tents. The aliens all get screened for lice and we have treatment on hand for that.
“We screen for scabies too but that is harder to detect.
“People need to be worried about the disease the aliens are carrying. The Heath screening they get is very brief unless the aliens complain about something or request medical attention. Most do not say anything because the know it will delay their release.
“Every Agent in the processing tents gets sick at some point, all of us! There is no way to avoid it. Americans are not accustomed to the viruses and bacteria that the illegal aliens bring with from all over the world.”
(h/t Lakeside Granny)
Diversity?
“My name José Jiminez. I bring for you many new and excitin’ diseases from South of the Border.”
LOL. I said that out loud before I even read your comment.
Ringworm is very very difficult to get rid of as it is.
Husband got it - thinks he picked it up from his years wrestling and as a wrestling coach - he fought it for years with over-the-counter creams, lotions and other medications - to no avail. He found an anti-fungal product to spray on mats before and after he used them in the gym.
Eventually, he asked for the oral medication but his doctor refused, told him she thought it was too damaging to the liver.
He never did beat it. I was very fortunate that I didn’t get it.
Vietnam and Philippines . . . U.S. military barracks . . . the public.
1960’s - 1970’
two cases
And Jim Hoft makes a major production of it.
Laughable.
Do they do a TB tests? Takes a couple days and yet you release to the US.
How about hepatitis? Tetanas? HIV? Blood born and all those airborne viruses?
Meh..send them through
Are body suits to be worn with masks now?
Biden is saving us the trouble of having to travel abroad to catch dangerous, exotic diseases. He is importing them to us!
IOW, the un-Ellis Island health checks.
I declare a lockdown to save the vulnerable from contracting the killer jock itch!
He’s all heart, isn’t he? Jerk!!!
Taco Bell.
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