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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 01:34 PM Original message |
TB Patient's father in law works at the CDC- as a microbiologist |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yep ... I found that noteworthy as well. What're the chances?? |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. OMG, I'm glad that you 'said' what I was thinking. I was kind of |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Well, what're the chances? How much can we believe in coincidence? |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. Well, it might just be that the father has the ability to carry TB. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Obvious method for what? The guy traveled to Asia. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. So the FiL |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. yes, the fil said that he works on TB |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. This father in law must be a liar. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Well, the fact that the SiL was traveling abroad seems to be interesting as well. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. Yes, I think this is a big stinkin' fish. It smells to hog heaven. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. But TB Guy was told NOT to go to Europe for his wedding. He went ANYWAY. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. I wonder about the father. Maybe he has been carrying it. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
46. People who work in labs with the TB bacterium are routinely tested |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. ...or soap operas! |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Jeez, I hear ya! |
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SharonRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. What can I say? |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. I wondered when the CDC would come into play with this |
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jollyreaper2112 (955 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. anyone remember the string of dead microbiologists? |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
39. THAT was the first thing to cross my mind on hearing this on the news! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. You can bet that the CDC is looking very closely at this "coincidence" |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
30. I know, it is a *little* too much of a "co-incidence" to be a co-incidence... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
45. The FIL is not the source. He has said (and I believe him) that he |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
7. Think maybe his father-in-law never approved?? |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Hmmm so he possibly got TB from the FiL, or maybe the FiL's pressure is what.. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. how has the fil not been quarantined? |
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Ediacara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Good question |
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watrwefitinfor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. "I hope that it was not a 'weaponized' version of TB." |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 06:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Tuberculosis can't, to my knowledge, be weaponized. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
50. The guy with TB is not being quarantined, he's in medical isolation. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. Yes, I know, it's no more contagious or virulent than regular TB... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Hey, the neocons may have figured a way outta paying Social Security |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
47. Why on earth would the FIL need to be quarantined?? A simple |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. chill went down my back at that |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
51. I saw the father give his statement - he looked pretty upset (probably |
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RevCheesehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. Setting aside speculations for a minute... |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. And what is even more criminal |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
52. He is completely lacking in any shred of a social conscience, that's |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
22. Excuse me, but you get "fatherly advice" when you get ready to pick up your prom date. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
53. I suspect the fatherly advice was to DO WHAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT |
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murloc (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
23. Im not entire sure what conclusion to draw..BUT |
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murloc (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
24. dup |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
26. the quarantine is infamously mind numbing a CDC researcher lied after being exposed to Ebola |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. "The Hot Zone" is awesome, brilliant writing. |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
48. That book is awesome and terrifying... n/t |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
28. My take was completely different: 12th Monkey different. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. You assume that's what it is. It is no more communicable than regular TB... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:58 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. Doesn't need a new method of transmission in a nation where many are without health care access |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:03 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Ummmm..... IRTFA...... I understand the parameters of the disease. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
54. It was an unrecorded conference... |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Thanks and Ramen! n/t |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:59 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Yes, Prison Planet....That was the site. Thanks again. n/t |
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tyedyeto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
35. Does this guy count as the first quarantined TB patient in years????? |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. He's the first quarantined by the federal government in that amount of time. |
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tyedyeto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-31-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Is the man from Georgia subject to the restrictions |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
55. I happen to think the denial of communication via electronic media |
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12345 (267 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. curious that he gave an interview, and then they decided to |
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CanonRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
44. I DO NOT believe in coincidences THIS big. |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
49. This guy is a fellow UGA grad. A Law school grad no less. What a moran. |
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