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    WHAT THE ****?!
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    "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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    Philadelphia
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    • #3
      Have you been vaccinated?

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      • #4
        I have no idea. They don't give TB vaccinations in the US, do they, except for high-risk people?
        "Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
        "I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi

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        • #5
          Originally posted by DaShi View Post
          Philadelphia
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          • #6
            It would seem you're in a high-risk area?

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            • #7
              My mom was in contact with it once (she works with DHS right now).

              Unfortunately, the US is no longer a country where TB doesn't exist.

              Get a vaccine if you are around people who might have it.

              JM
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              • #8
                My brother has tuberculosis.
                My brother has only one lung.
                He hocks up a bloody solution
                And rolls it around on his tongue!
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post
                  WHAT THE ****?!
                  Be careful - we all know that you can't get VD's, but TB is a totally different case
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                  • #10
                    Philly sure is a ****hole.
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                    • #11
                      The vaccine is not used in the US that often.

                      Just get a TB test every year. Those of us in healthcare have to get the test every year.

                      ACK!
                      Don't try to confuse the issue with half-truths and gorilla dust!

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                      • #12
                        TB is seeing a resurgence in America that has caught the medical community by surprise. There are outbreaks in other places besides Philly.
                        You need to take it seriously.
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                        He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                        • #13
                          Contracted him to do what? ba-dum-tsss

                          Seriously, though, this sucks - but I am pretty certain not limited to Philly. TB has been making a big comeback in the developed world, due to increased international travel.
                          urgh.NSFW

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Dinner View Post
                            Philly sure is a ****hole.
                            qft
                            To us, it is the BEAST.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Dinner View Post
                              Philly sure is a ****hole.
                              New York had problems with multi-drug resisant t.b. too.

                              Epidemiologic patterns strongly suggest that the decrease in cases resulted from an interruption in the ongoing spread of M. tuberculosis infection, primarily because of better rates of completion of treatment and expanded use of directly observed therapy. Another contributing factor may have been e …
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