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The uncomfortable truth: Haj pilgrims to Mecca and the spread of illnesses
American Thinker ^ | 09/09/2018 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 09/09/2018 11:53:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Simply raising this topic is almost certain to be denounced as “Islamophobia,” but disease vectors don’t care about theology.  In the past week, there were two health scares at major US airports with passengers quarantined on airliners that landed from overseas with very sick passengers on board.

On Wednesday, an Emirates Airline 380 super jumbo jet from Dubai was quarantined at JFK Airport, with 100 passengers initially reported as ill. Eventually, nineteen passengers were confirmed as ill, and ten passengers were hospitalized with respiratory illnesses. The following day, two American Airlines flights from Europe were quarantined upon landing at Philadelphia, and eventually 12 passengers were identified as ill and quarantined, while the rest of the passengers were allowed to proceed on their way.

What could possibly explain these incidents appearing right now? Reuters bravely issued an article explaining, “Two health scares at US airports tied to Mecca pilgrims.” A Google search for key words reveals no US media outlets picking up the report, however. Reuters explains:

Two major health scares at US airports involving inbound flights are related to pilgrims returning from the Haj, the Muslim pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which ended in late August, US health officials said on Friday.

Actually, It was obvious from the first incident that the annual Haj pilgrimage to Mecca – a requirement for all Muslims financially able to do so – was a likely source of the widespread illnesses among air passengers. Commenting on the Emirates quarantine, a Muslim poster on  discussion thread at Airliners.net wrote:

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: disease; haj; mecca; muslims; pilgrimage
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"As someone who's done hajj and been to makkah many times, the potential to spread disease there is about as bad as it gets. millions of people from all over the world in close proximity sharing food, water, toilets, etc. i totally buy the flu story, as it's a running joke among muslims that hajis (people who do hajj) always come back sick"


1 posted on 09/09/2018 11:53:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Biological warfare by other means ...


2 posted on 09/09/2018 11:56:23 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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The haj is basically a convention for virulent bacteria, parasites and viruses. However, any attempt at quarantine will be seen as Islamophobic.


3 posted on 09/09/2018 11:58:15 AM PDT by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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HAJ is an illness.


4 posted on 09/09/2018 12:00:01 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (My Rights,,,Your Rants!)
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READ MORE HERE:

Health Scares At 2 US Airports Tied To Muslim Pilgrims Returning From The Hajj


5 posted on 09/09/2018 12:00:42 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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No RAINBOW FLAGS!


6 posted on 09/09/2018 12:01:02 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (My Rights,,,Your Rants!)
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7 posted on 09/09/2018 12:02:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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Islam disease? What do we expect from a gutter "religion".
 
8 posted on 09/09/2018 12:03:58 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ("Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.")
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A disease spreading a disease. It’s rather recursive.


9 posted on 09/09/2018 12:06:45 PM PDT by null and void (McCain is dead but his ego lives on.)
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Let us all not fall asleep with just the association of the increase of contagious diseases to exposure to lots of people from all over the world — We have and are currently experiencing the same kind of increase in diseases in the USA - some of which were almost extinct in the USA - that coincides with the increase of illegal immigration.


10 posted on 09/09/2018 12:10:36 PM PDT by RichyTea (To those offended - take off your blinders)
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What a target of opportunity...


11 posted on 09/09/2018 12:20:12 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.)
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islam (spit) is a virulent disease.


12 posted on 09/09/2018 12:20:54 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.)
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I'm betting that good personal hygiene is not their strong suit.
13 posted on 09/09/2018 12:25:58 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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Islam is the major illness being spread worldwide but no one seems to notice or care.


14 posted on 09/09/2018 12:28:16 PM PDT by 353FMG
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Interesting decline since 2012. I wonder if it’s due to younger Muslims who think the Haj is “that boring thing my parents do.”


15 posted on 09/09/2018 12:29:32 PM PDT by JennysCool
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Neutron Dance
16 posted on 09/09/2018 12:29:34 PM PDT by Bedford Forrest (Roger, Contact, Judy, Out. Fox One. Splash one.<I>)
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Wonder how much HIV, AIDS, and other venereal diseases roam around this satanic festival?


17 posted on 09/09/2018 12:35:36 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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But I was told there was a Muslim ban.


18 posted on 09/09/2018 12:37:06 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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I hope those two airlines had the good sense to take the aircraft out of service and fumigate them big time.


19 posted on 09/09/2018 1:03:00 PM PDT by twoputt
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A 10,000 degree nuclear fireball might be able to sterilize it


20 posted on 09/09/2018 1:03:11 PM PDT by varyouga
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