Comments on: TB Scare Prompts Federal Quarantine Order

By: Officials Act Appropriately, Jail TB-Infected Illegal « Bob McCarty Writes

Officials Act Appropriately, Jail TB-Infected Illegal « Bob McCarty Writes — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:41:16 +0000

[...] the much-publicized case of Andrew Speaker which broke May 29, this one seems to have been handled correctly. Even Speaker agrees, telling the AJC that, [...]

By: hotoffthepress

hotoffthepress — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:06:49 +0000

Fred — Thanks for the info, and thanks for posting. — Bob

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:24:36 +0000

I have to say that when I think rationally about the situation, we’re really only talking about 1 person with TB. In a video, the Dean of the UCLA School of Public Health mentions that 9 million people are still infected with TB each year and that over 1 million die. She goes on to say that she feels that the risk of infection to others is probably pretty low.
Having said that though, I think if I were a passenger sitting next to this guy, I’d be pretty upset!

By: Right Truth

Right Truth — Thu, 31 May 2007 00:17:46 +0000

One man with TB, several airplanes, many contacts

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has a big problem on their hands with a tuberculosis (TB) scare. Silly man decides to travel the world while spreading his germs. Obviously not a rocket scientist, now the CDC is tracking down

By: hotoffthepress

hotoffthepress — Wed, 30 May 2007 18:10:11 +0000

Angie — It is interesting how I raised the question in advance. In reality, the NY Times article cited in the post played a role in me writing that post. I agree with your statements. Thanks for posting. — Bob

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:53:20 +0000

Interesting how you raised the question before it happened. As a liberal, I have no issue with the quarantine. The guy knew he was infected; he should not have put others at risk for his own selfish needs.