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Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s

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Re: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s

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Post by ceejayoz »

ziddoap wrote: post #32
admissionsguy wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It came from abroad.

From where? When? Baffles me that someone would write something so definitively yet not expand on it in any way at all. Not saying you're wrong (I have no idea), but what a low-effort comment. I'm curious, you seem (or claim, at least) to know something, can you help me satisfy my curiosity?

TB is particularly tough to track; it has an incubation period that can range into "years" and most people never develop symptoms. Add in getting quarantined for months and you've got a problem on the seeking treatment side of things, too.

Re: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s

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Post by coherentpony »

mjevans wrote: post #19
laidoffamazon wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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"None of the Above" (see Bruster's Millions (Movie)) really needs to be an option...

It likely will never be an option. You could consider spoiling your ballot instead? I have no idea if spoilt ballots are counted in America, though.

Re: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s

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Post by cozzyd »

thrance wrote: post #9
llamaimperative wrote: post #4

This is the type of thing that'd normally show up on CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report which has been published weekly since 1960 (my understanding is this is without fail). But unfortunately the current administration has decided an ideological purification is more important than keeping the American public apprised of threats to their health. So it wasn't published last week, and probably won't be this we…

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Unfortunately for the administration, disease is killing off hens faster than it's killing people, so demand outpaces supply.

Re: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s

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Post by llamaimperative »

johnnyanmac wrote: post #5
llamaimperative wrote: post #4

This is the type of thing that'd normally show up on CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report which has been published weekly since 1960 (my understanding is this is without fail). But unfortunately the current administration has decided an ideological purification is more important than keeping the American public apprised of threats to their health. So it wasn't published last week, and probably won't be this we…

How is it that Trump is so timely at cutting medical resources right before the moment it is most needed? Or perhaps such outbreaks are more common than you'd expect and it's the equivalent of leaving a firewall down for a day? And yeah, I'm aware a bigger factor in this freeze was hiding the very obvious Bird Flu pandemic. Can't hide the eggs getting more expensive though.

> Or perhaps such outbreaks are more common than you'd expect and it's the equivalent of leaving a firewall down for a day?

I think this + bad luck, really.

Re: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s

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Post by dalemhurley »

thrance wrote: post #9
llamaimperative wrote: post #4

This is the type of thing that'd normally show up on CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report which has been published weekly since 1960 (my understanding is this is without fail). But unfortunately the current administration has decided an ideological purification is more important than keeping the American public apprised of threats to their health. So it wasn't published last week, and probably won't be this we…

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Absolutely, penny eggs are about to drop any day.

Re: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s

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Post by ziddoap »

fingrprintr wrote: post #34
llamaimperative wrote: post #4

This is the type of thing that'd normally show up on CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report which has been published weekly since 1960 (my understanding is this is without fail). But unfortunately the current administration has decided an ideological purification is more important than keeping the American public apprised of threats to their health. So it wasn't published last week, and probably won't be this we…

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>I’ll wager more people consume typical media outlets than the CDC’s weekly publications

Typical media sources the CDC weekly publications.

Well, used to, anyways.

Where do you think typical media got their information from?

Re: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s

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Post by pksebben »

hammock wrote: post #31
mjevans wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"None of the Above" (see Bruster's Millions (Movie)) really needs to be an option...

It is. It’s called a protest vote, and it’s done by casting a blank ballot

...which does just about as much as voting (that is, precious little).

If we're ever going to claw ourselves out of this (or any) mess, we need ranked choice or something like it. The giant douche / turd sandwich dichotomy needs to end, for everyone on any side of the political spectrum.

Re: Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is America's largest recorded since the 1950s

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Post by bluGill »

hammock wrote: post #31
mjevans wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"None of the Above" (see Bruster's Millions (Movie)) really needs to be an option...

It is. It’s called a protest vote, and it’s done by casting a blank ballot

I vote third parties. Blank counts as don't care, while a third party says I care and not you. When third parties get votes the majors pay attention less those third parties win.

I often am blank on things where I cannot find any information and so cannot have an imformed vote.

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