ThePekoSquad
06-01-2007, 03:54 PM
Confirmed TB Case in Eton, Georgia http://fox61tv.com/first/images/M_images/pdf_button.png (javascript:void window.open('http://fox61tv.com/first/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=718', 'win2', 'status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,m enubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,direc tories=no,location=no');)http://fox61tv.com/first/images/M_images/printButton.png (javascript:void window.open('http://fox61tv.com/first/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=718&Itemid=39&pop=1&page=0', 'win2', 'status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,m enubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,direc tories=no,location=no');)http://fox61tv.com/first/images/M_images/emailButton.png (javascript:void window.open('http://fox61tv.com/first/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=718', 'win2', 'status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,m enubar=no,resizable=yes,width=400,height=250,direc tories=no,location=no');)Some residents in Eton, Georgia are concerned about what they're calling a tuberculosis outbreak. TB is a disease that affects the lungs. If left untreated, it can be fatal. Several viewers have called us, claiming as many as 27 people are infected. But the health department officials says only one person has tested positive for active tuberculosis.
Jennifer Moorer/North Georgia Health Department: "NO, THERE ARE NOT 27 CASES OF TB. THERE IS A BUSINESS IN THIS AREA WHERE THERE IS ONE CASE OF TB."
Jennifer Moorer with the North Georgia Health Department would only identify the infected person as an employee of a manufacturing business in the North Georgia area.
Moorer says they have since identified close contacts of the individual and are testing them for tuberculosis. She says some have come back positive for a TB skin test. But, that does NOT mean they have an active form of the disease; it only means they've been exposed to it.
Moorer "ANYONE WHO'S BEEN EXPOSED TO TB, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE BEEN IN OTHER COUNTRIES, ALTHOUGH IT COULD HAPPEN IN THIS COUNTRY AS WELL, COULD TEST POSITIVE FOR TB, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY HAVE AN ACTIVE CASE OF TB."
Moorer says those individuals are undergoing additional tests that will provide more details. The results could take a few weeks. In the meantime, the health department is giving them information about the disease and telling them to live their lives as usual. Moorer says that's good advice for everyone, saying the general public is not at risk.
Moorer "WE'RE NOT VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS NOT USUAL. THIS IS A VERY STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. WE ARE NOT CONCERNED AT THIS TIME."
Moorer says TB is spread from person to person through germs, like coughing or sneezing. Some symptoms include fever, coughing and fatigue. Moorer says the person who has an active form of tuberculosis, is no longer contagious. She would not say if the person has been hospitalized, but she did say the person is being treated and is not at working at this time.
This one... well this one is a good one
Health officials want anyone who spent at least four hours at an Over-the-Rhine homeless shelter from Oct. 12 to Feb. 7 to be screened for tuberculosis after finding the disease in seven people connected to the shelter.
The seven cases reported at the Drop Inn Center all share the same DNA and all stayed at the shelter between October and February. They also all used other social services in Over-the-Rhine.
Hamilton County Tuberculosis Control is working with the shelter and some 20 Over-the-Rhine agencies to screen residents, employees and volunteers who might have been exposed to TB.
Health officials will hold a press conference at noon to discuss the outbreak.
“There’s certainly no reason to over react here, but, if you or any of your clients from Over-the-Rhine’s social service agencies think you might have been exposed to the disease during this time, the best thing to do is call,” said Dr. Lisa Haglund, medical director for Tuberculosis Control in a written statement.
“Someone could have been infected and not necessarily feel sick. It is best to clear up the matter as soon as possible. If we determine you need a test, it is a simple procedure.”
Hamilton County usually sees 25 to 30 active cases of TB a year.
Just think about 20 years ago, this thing was almost flushed out for good here in America..
ITS coming back.
Jennifer Moorer/North Georgia Health Department: "NO, THERE ARE NOT 27 CASES OF TB. THERE IS A BUSINESS IN THIS AREA WHERE THERE IS ONE CASE OF TB."
Jennifer Moorer with the North Georgia Health Department would only identify the infected person as an employee of a manufacturing business in the North Georgia area.
Moorer says they have since identified close contacts of the individual and are testing them for tuberculosis. She says some have come back positive for a TB skin test. But, that does NOT mean they have an active form of the disease; it only means they've been exposed to it.
Moorer "ANYONE WHO'S BEEN EXPOSED TO TB, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE BEEN IN OTHER COUNTRIES, ALTHOUGH IT COULD HAPPEN IN THIS COUNTRY AS WELL, COULD TEST POSITIVE FOR TB, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY HAVE AN ACTIVE CASE OF TB."
Moorer says those individuals are undergoing additional tests that will provide more details. The results could take a few weeks. In the meantime, the health department is giving them information about the disease and telling them to live their lives as usual. Moorer says that's good advice for everyone, saying the general public is not at risk.
Moorer "WE'RE NOT VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS IS NOT USUAL. THIS IS A VERY STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. WE ARE NOT CONCERNED AT THIS TIME."
Moorer says TB is spread from person to person through germs, like coughing or sneezing. Some symptoms include fever, coughing and fatigue. Moorer says the person who has an active form of tuberculosis, is no longer contagious. She would not say if the person has been hospitalized, but she did say the person is being treated and is not at working at this time.
This one... well this one is a good one
Health officials want anyone who spent at least four hours at an Over-the-Rhine homeless shelter from Oct. 12 to Feb. 7 to be screened for tuberculosis after finding the disease in seven people connected to the shelter.
The seven cases reported at the Drop Inn Center all share the same DNA and all stayed at the shelter between October and February. They also all used other social services in Over-the-Rhine.
Hamilton County Tuberculosis Control is working with the shelter and some 20 Over-the-Rhine agencies to screen residents, employees and volunteers who might have been exposed to TB.
Health officials will hold a press conference at noon to discuss the outbreak.
“There’s certainly no reason to over react here, but, if you or any of your clients from Over-the-Rhine’s social service agencies think you might have been exposed to the disease during this time, the best thing to do is call,” said Dr. Lisa Haglund, medical director for Tuberculosis Control in a written statement.
“Someone could have been infected and not necessarily feel sick. It is best to clear up the matter as soon as possible. If we determine you need a test, it is a simple procedure.”
Hamilton County usually sees 25 to 30 active cases of TB a year.
Just think about 20 years ago, this thing was almost flushed out for good here in America..
ITS coming back.