Posted on 09/06/2016 10:00:41 AM PDT by mware
Jurupa Unified School District officials received an unconfirmed report that two Indian Hills Elementary School students were diagnosed with leprosy, which prompted them to send a letter home to parents Friday, Sept. 2.
Though the information has not been confirmed, said Superintendent Elliott Duchon, school district officials decided to send the letter home as a precaution.
“We wanted parents of the students to know, we wanted to get ahead of any rumors and make sure they had access to ample information,” Duchon said in a phone interview Sunday evening.
Duchon would not say where the report came from, but did clarify that it did not come from a doctor or the Riverside County Department of Health.
The letter sent home to parents included information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website, which says though leprosy is “feared as a highly contagious and devastating disease, it is well establish that Hansen’s disease (or leprosy) is not highly transmissible, is very treatable, and, with early diagnosis and treatment, is not disabling.”
Leprosy is transmitted through respiratory droplets, according to the website. Ninety-five percent of the world’s population is naturally immune to the disease.
Add 'Coming From' along with 'Traveled to'................
Most depressing fantasy series ever.
Assassin’s Apprentice is second.
It’s my opinion that we need to stop ALL immigration for a period of time. During that time we allow in only people with a clear elevated chance of being a great contributor to the nation.
People with advanced degrees and some degree of expertise in their field would be a prerequisite.
Family exemptions would still be allowed, but the wholesale movement of people needs to stop dead in its tracks.
Tnanks-—great map,and I love maps.
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Lot’s of people can’t get past the part like a third of the way through the first one. So they miss out on a lot of good stuff.
Assassin’s Apprentice, I’ll give it a read. Finishing the Dresden files right meow, Cold Days and the newest one.
Thank you.
Hmmmm. And which third world country did the vector originate? I put my money on Honduras.
Note to self: Sell pet armadillo.
Apparently, California thinks it occurs through biogenesis. Just develops at random.
I tried to read that series, because a friend of mine was obsessed with it. The misinformation drove me nuts!
Can't figure out how kids brought here get away with no medical records.
Leprosy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease (HD), is a long term infection caused by the bacilli Mycobacterium leprae[2] and Mycobacterium lepromatosis.[3] Initially, infections are without symptoms and typically remain this way from 5 to as long as 20 years.[2] Symptoms that develop include granulomas of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes.[2] This may result in a lack of ability to feel pain and thus loss of parts of extremities due to repeated injuries or infection due to unnoticed wounds.[4] Weakness and poor eyesight may also be present.[4]
Leprosy is spread between people. It is believed to occur through a cough or contact with fluid from the nose of an infected person.[5] Leprosy occurs more commonly among those living in poverty and is believed to be transmitted by respiratory droplets.[4] Contrary to popular belief, it is not highly contagious.[4] The two main types of disease are based on the number of bacteria present: paucibacillary and multibacillary.[4] The two types are differentiated by the number of poorly pigmented, numb skin patches present, with paucibacillary having five or fewer and multibacillary having more than five.[4] The diagnosis is confirmed by finding acid-fast bacilli in a biopsy of the skin or by detecting the DNA using polymerase chain reaction.[4]
Leprosy is curable with a treatment known as multidrug therapy (MDT).[2] Treatment for paucibacillary leprosy is with the medications dapsone and rifampicin for six months.[4] Treatment for multibacillary leprosy consists of rifampicin, dapsone, and clofazimine for 12 months.[4] These treatments are provided free of charge by the World Health Organization.[2] A number of other antibiotics may also be used.[4] Globally in 2012, the number of chronic cases of leprosy was 189,000, down from some 5.2 million in the 1980s.[2][6][7] The number of new cases was 230,000.[2] Most new cases occur in 16 countries, with India accounting for more than half.[2][4] In the past 20 years, 16 million people worldwide have been cured of leprosy.[2] About 200 cases are reported per year in the United States.[8]
Leprosy has affected humanity for thousands of years.[4] The disease takes its name from the Latin word lepra, which means “scaly”, while the term “Hansen’s disease” is named after the physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen.[4] Separating people by placing them in leper colonies still occurs in places such as India,[9] China,[10] and Africa.[11] However, most colonies have closed since leprosy is not very contagious.[11] Social stigma has been associated with leprosy for much of history, which continues to be a barrier to self-reporting and early treatment.[2] Some consider the word “leper” offensive, preferring the phrase “person affected with leprosy”.[12] World Leprosy Day was started in 1954 to draw awareness to those affected by leprosy.[13]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb. If you haven’t read the “Fallen Blades” series by Kelly McCullough give it a try also. The “Hero” starts out as a anti-hero.
“Teacher, teacher, here. I just found someone’s finger by the swing..”. Honestly? Illegal immigration is an act of love? Bull.
“It’s my opinion that we need to stop ALL immigration for a period of time.”
Yes, I completely agree. I would not permit any family members in either, other than spouses and minor children.
And NO MUSLIMS from anywhere for any reason. I wouldn’t even let them vacation here.
Sorry. Not really.
I wouldn’t quibble about that small print.
I wouldn’t quibble about that small print.
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