TB outbreaks in Arizona - Do you believe the Minutemen help stem the growing number of tuberculosis cases?
In 2005, the most important risk factor associated with tuberculosis in Arizona and nationwide was birth outside the U.S., according to the state's Tuberculosis Surveillance Report, released 1 October 2006. About 130 people in the U.S. were diagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in 2004, up 13 percent from 2003. More than 40 cases in Arizona were found to be resistant to one or more forms of anti-tuberculosis medication, according to the 2005 report. That year, Arizona reported 281 active tuberculosis infections. A total of 172 infected people were foreign-born, 68 percent from Mexico, where the tuberculosis incidence rate is 10 times higher than in Arizona. .. to clarify: Do you believe the Minutemen, with the number of illegals they report to authorities, help stem the tide of illegals infected with TB .. thereby lessening the impact on American populations. The question has been completely misunderstood. 1. I completely support the Minutemen and their work to keep the people of Arizona, indeed, the entire American population, safe. My dearest friend is a Minuteman. 2. I am aware of the increased incidence of TB in Arizona; indeed, all along our borders. That's why I included the info from Arizona's TB stats. 3. This was an entirely unsuccessful attempt to get folks to realize the extraordinary sacrifices Minutemen make in defense of this country, and the to think about the dangers that we face if the Minutemen are forced to cease operation. 4. This came about because of all the badmouthing of Minutemen on Yahoo Answers. To any Minutemen I've inadvertently offended, I humbly apologize. That was not my intent.
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The Minutemen, would have nothing to do with that, they only report illegals crossing the boarders.
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Sorry, I am not seeing the connection...? Ok I understand now, thanks for clarify....Yes I do think they stem the tide....And so does the BP....
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No, there aren't enough Minute Men to make a difference in the number of people crossing the border illegally.
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It's not the minute men spreading TB it's the Illeagals.
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Yes If the minutemen get timely intel to the feds and the feds act on it and stop people from crossing over then they have reduced the likely hood of disease crossing the border. I have seen TB in farm workers in the late 1990's (in New York). This is no joke. These people are not immunized at home and as a result they are living incubators for diseases that we have eradicated years ago. Illegal immigration is extremely complex, and the sound bites that most people hang their hats on just don't cut it.
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They may well have.
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Sure, the minute men can pass out information about communicable diseases in Spanish. Here is another place to get more primary resource information from; it isn't concurrent with your information so you may need to decide for yourself. http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/slidesets/surv/surv2005/default.htm What you didn't address is how the Minute Men could curb the influx of TB into AZ. Are you looking for support as a unauthorized militia to be border patrol? Are you going to offer humanitarian aid to those UDA's that are infected? Are you going to help stop the abuse of antibiotics? Do you understand that the bacteria causing TB is constantly mutating to sustain its ability to survive? If so I would expect that all of the Minute Men be educated on dealing with cultural and ethnic differences. Have extensive knowledge on global human rights issues. Have a comparable education required by the members of the INS/ US Border Patrol. Have complete cooperation from federal, state, county, and city officials and a well understood set of operating parameters of what the Minute Men can and can't do in their offer to help the citizens of the state of Arizona.
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Back in 1988 a doctor friend told me that TB was going to be a major health problem in this country do to the 1986 Amnesty of illegal immigrant because at that time there were a number who were treated for TB. Our government was notified but as most thing in our government it fell on deaf ears even from the CDC. One person with TB can infects 13 other people if not treated within a specific time. Many people in some major government agencies are required to get TB testing and shots. But, it isn't well known in all or in the public sector
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