"it is not particularly contagious"
Posted on 04/04/2024 12:42:29 PM PDT by Morgana
Tuberculosis cases have been detected at migrant facilities in Chicago following a recent measles outbreak in the city's shelters, sparking health officials to urgently start contact tracing.
The Chicago Department of Public Health did not disclose the exact number of cases or which shelter it originated from but confirmed that 'a small number of cases' were reported 'in a few different shelters' around the city.
'These outbreaks happen in close quarters, people who are living close to one another,' associate professor of medicine, Infectious Diseases and Global Health at the University of Chicago Dr. Aniruddha Hazra told Fox 32 Chicago.
Hazra said the situation is concerning, but that the public does not need to panic.
'The people who are most at risk of tuberculosis are the other migrants living in that shelter,' said Hazra.
This comes as Chicago has documented 55 measles cases in the city, a majority of the cases being reported in the Pilsen migrant shelter.
While measles can be prevented with vaccines, Hazra said TB cannot.
However, CDPH said TB can be treated with antibiotics, and that it is not particularly contagious. In fact, for someone to catch TB, they have to been in prolonged close contact with an individual with TB.
'TB is not a novel or rarely seen illness in Chicago, as the Chicago Department of Public Health typically expects to see between 100-150 cases of tuberculosis in Chicago residents in an average year,' a statement from CDPH statement reads.
'We will continue to offer treatment to individuals as necessary and take the proper precautions to eliminate spread, but we do not consider this a matter presenting a substantial threat to the public.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Here is the perfect reason to wall-off CHitcago from the rest of the state.
No surprise, what other diseases we have brought in to our country?
President Magoo could care less as long as they can vote this November.
"it is not particularly contagious"
Tuberculosis outbreak at Chicago migrant shelters sparks urgent contact tracing as officials say a FIFTH of Latin American arrivals carry the disease
Daily Mail UK ^ | April 4, 2024 | Alexa Cimino
For the math challenged, 1/5 (one fifth = 20%!).
what about hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, or sexually transmitted infections?
It’s OK. Only the illegal immigrant rapists and child molesters carry those diseases.
Americans were harassed, arrested, hounded, locked down, vilified and fired over a virus.
Unvetted people from other countries who are known to have serious diseases are being ushered into this country with the promise of free money, food, lodging, iphones, and medical care.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Stop Biden and all administration rats in their tracks!
They’re killing us.
Solution? 100% mail in ballots, suspend the first and second amendments and confiscate all wealth and jail everyone that didn’t vote for Biden.
TB outbreak. That’s nice. 🙄
(From the article):" Tuberculosis cases have been detected at migrant facilities in Chicago following a recent measles outbreak in the city's shelters,
sparking health officials to urgently start contact tracing."
"The Chicago Department of Public Health did not disclose the exact number of cases or which shelter it originated from
but confirmed that 'a small number of cases' were reported 'in a few different shelters' around the city."
'These outbreaks happen in close quarters, people who are living close to one another,' associate professor of medicine, Infectious Diseases and Global Health at the University of Chicago Dr. Aniruddha Hazra told Fox 32 Chicago."
"Hazra said the situation is concerning, but that the public does not need to panic.
'The people who are most at risk of tuberculosis are the other migrants living in that shelter,' said Hazra."
"This comes as Chicago has documented 55 measles cases in the city, a majority of the cases being reported in the Pilsen migrant shelter."
"While measles can be prevented with vaccines, Hazra said TB cannot be prevented."
In times past, immigrants were often quarantined, especially if presenting with an illness.
Now with diseases like this on the rise, watch the push for American citizens to get vaccinated.
Illegals? Not so much.
Only 1/5th?
Just that 1 disease.
In the old West, I believe gunfighter Doc Holliday died of TB, but so far as I know, none of his friends and fellow gunfighters died of TB. So perhaps it was not particularly contagious.
I understand it is very contagious and was greatly feared.
Small wonder when you consider how terrifying it is to not be able to breathe.
Restaurants better be very careful about who they hire!!
yeah, yeah, yeah....this is so unexpected...
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