TB cases
take big jump in big Apple, by
Ann Corcoran, 3/27/18
Health officials claim they don’t
know why, but
then go on to point out that most cases are among immigrants! Too funny
if it weren’t such a deadly serious business.
From
the New York Post (Hat tip: Judy):
The
number of tuberculosis cases in New York City suddenly jumped by 10 percent
last year — the largest increase since 1992, according to the Health
Department.
TB
is a highly infectious bacterial disease that
largely attacks the lungs, but can also infect and spread to other organs,
including the kidneys, spine or brain.
In an alert to medical
professionals Monday, the Health Department offered no explanation for the
surge.
Sixty-three
percent of TB cases occurred among males.
TB disproportionately affects
foreign-born New Yorkers — accounting for 86 percent of all cases in the city.
Many of the
infected city residents came from China, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India
or Mexico.
For
much more on the re-emergence of Tuberculosis in the US, see my ‘health issues‘ category by clicking
here.
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