Frank Arthur wrote:
> Goddam Europeans spread disease to North America!
> Don't you know anything about the history of your own continent?
If not for the Europeans, that learned what causes diseases, and how to
control them, there probably wouldn't be any Mexicans.
In 2007, Mexicans are still illiterate, and don't know what causes
disease, or how it's spread.
>
> "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" wrote
> in message
> news:b%wei.6498$tb6.5892@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> It's not just the drunk driving. They also use TB to kill the hated
>> gringos.
>>
>> http://www.charlotte.com/112/story/166608.html
>>
>> TB scare in S.C. puts immigrants' health in spotlight
>> FRANCO ORDOŅEZ AND AMES ALEXANDER
>>
>> The number of workers exposed to tuberculosis at a Greenville, S.C.,
>> chicken plant has grown to 131, but state health officials cautioned
>> Tuesday only one is suspected of having an active form of the
>> infectious disease.
>>
>> The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control began
>> testing employees at the House of Raeford Farms plant late last
>> month after the agency was told about the infected worker. So far,
>> 286 employees who have been in contact with the worker have been
>> tested.
>>
>> The percentage of positive cases is believed to be high because many
>> of the plant's employees come from other countries where the disease
>> may be more prevalent, said agency spokesman Thom Berry.
>>
>> While not considered an immediate threat to Greenville residents,
>> the number of infected workers reflects a concern about a growing
>> health threat: immigrants increasingly carrying TB to the U.S.
>>
>> "It's become more of an imported disease," said Dr. Jason Stout, an
>> infectious disease specialist at Duke University who serves as one
>> of North Carolina's tuberculosis consultants.
>>
>> (snip)
>>
>> The health department will not ask patients their residency status
>> or report illegal immigrants who seek treatment to immigration
>> authorities, spokesman Berry said.
>>
>> Nationally, the TB rate among Hispanics in the United States -- 9.2
>> for every 100,000 people -- was about eight times higher than that
>> for whites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
>> Prevention.
>>
>> African Americans, at a rate of 10.1 for every 100,000 people, are
>> more likely to have tuberculosis than Hispanics, as are Asians, at a
>> rate of 25.5.
>>
>> (snip)
>
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