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June 01, 20072 cases stirring TB fears
In Phoenix, a man sits in a hospital isolation unit, terrified he is about to die.In Denver, the first person in the United States to face a federal quarantine order since 1963 might need portions of his lungs removed.
The two men have one thing in common: a virulent strain of drug-resistant tuberculosis that has sent waves of alarm across the country about the risk of contracting the disease and the government's ability to stop it.
The cases have heightened worries among health officials, left airline passengers voicing concerns over international travel and sparked worldwide news coverage. Tuberculosis was thought to be a plague of the past here, a threat only in developing countries.
In Phoenix, a man sits in a hospital isolation unit, terrified he is about to die.In Denver, the first person in the United States to face a federal quarantine order since 1963 might need portions of his lungs removed.
The two men have one thing in common: a virulent strain of drug-resistant tuberculosis that has sent waves of alarm across the country about the risk of contracting the disease and the government's ability to stop it.
Posted by Editor at June 1, 2007 07:09 AM
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