Comments on: Is A Quarantine Headed Our Way?

By: FUBAR

FUBAR — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:30:22 +0000

Remember that Bush quietly signed into law a bill that would make him a true dictator in the event of an attack or epidemic. I wonder if he will use this as his excuse to impose martial law.

By: Pat Sharp

Pat Sharp — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:06:23 +0000

I recall before Peristroika, reading about the Soviet Disidents in detention in Siberia, who had this uncurable strain of TB, ( In Newsweek or Time or Life MAgazine.) SO when the iron curtain fell, not more than 6 months later…..,what did we do? Rescued them and flew them right to NY within 24 hours………
was there a study, quarentine, or anything like that?
My other objection here………..Dr Martin Cotan, PR face of the CDC, on CNN today…………………said something about EXCORTING ( should be escorting) this sick person………….. How did he graduate from medical school, with out speaking proper english gramer? Does it inspire confidence in YOU that he can’t learn a simple word, and if not how much of the medical training was he able to grasp?????
R U Cognizant

By: Christy K Sweet

Christy K Sweet — Wed, 30 May 2007 06:46:13 +0000

BushCo got their way on the Iraq Vote, all is well in the Land of Fog.
But soon, soon it will be time.
All Americans should back an Article 5 Convention. People ARE the Government- Time to Remember This.

By: Phoenix Woman

Phoenix Woman — Wed, 30 May 2007 05:15:15 +0000

RE: Bird flu — That’s likely not to affect us, a) because the virus hasn’t mutated sufficiently to easily attack humans, and b) for the simple reason that we wash our chickens before and after we kill them. That’s pretty much the best defense against the illness.

By: Richard Paschal

Richard Paschal — Wed, 30 May 2007 05:10:29 +0000

A short story I recommend relating to this particular subject is “The Last Flight of Dr. Ain” by James Tiptree, Jr.

http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11072/3.....iptree.pdf

By: pdaly

pdaly — Wed, 30 May 2007 02:21:19 +0000

“polls”, and other obvious typo corrections…

By: pdaly

pdaly — Wed, 30 May 2007 02:18:16 +0000

I am not famiiliar with this particular drug resistant strain of TB, but in general TB is not that easy to contract. You have to spend extended time in the same room with a symptomatic person (i.e., coughing regularly, little air cirulation) to be infected. Once infected you may become “latently infected” –too few TB bacteria to develop overt illness, or overtly infected and therefore able to spread the TB bacteria to others.

But as far as Bush’s ability to exploit the multdrug reisistant TB strain and declare “martial law” that is a totally different and scarier matter. Martial law closes the public square including elementary schools where I presume November election poles would normally set up shop…

By: GAL

GAL — Wed, 30 May 2007 01:29:51 +0000

actually so am I. I want to get one of those steri-pen ones since we can use it hiking as well. I find myself daydreaming about solar panels and inverters.

By: Rayne

Rayne — Wed, 30 May 2007 01:22:30 +0000

GAL @ 126

…If nothing ever happens, there will be absolutely no problem eating what we’ve packed away…

Ditto. Your family and mine will be eating a lot of rice, beans, other goods squirreled away now. Shopping for a water purification system at the moment; can’t hurt, might help.

By: squiddy

squiddy — Wed, 30 May 2007 00:55:48 +0000

It’s remarkable how few people here in the US regard the importance of taking an antibiotic prescription to its conclusion. My ex was on antibiotics for a bit and then stopped. When I asked why, she said,” because I started FEELING better, duh,” as if it were just an aspirin or something. I wanted to toss a plate at her.
The miracle of antibiotics has become a victim of its own success in that many ordinary people don’t take their illnesses as seriously as they would or should otherwise.

Er, my mom just flew to London, but not via Atlanta, thank God. Any medical pros out there with info as to virulence of Super-TB on later flights via aircraft ventilation system, surface of tray table, etc?
(not panicking…..yet)