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Old 02-07-2011, 01:38 AM
 
Location: North shore, Long Island
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Typhoid case reported in Deer Park student, 4

Typhoid Mary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Is it me or are we becoming Third World?

Whats next Rickets?
Yay.


Crooks
yep, There were several cases of cholera in the city. It has something to do with Haiti.
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Old 02-07-2011, 06:12 AM
 
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yep, There were several cases of cholera in the city. It has something to do with Haiti.

What Haiti vets?
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Old 02-07-2011, 09:23 AM
 
Location: Inis Fada
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Typhoid, Cholera, Measles, bedbugs....ugh

How long until polio rears it's head?
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Old 02-07-2011, 09:25 AM
 
Location: under the beautiful Carolina blue
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What Haiti vets?
there was an outbreak of cholera there some months ago, brought there by some aid workers from .... I want to say India but don't quote me.
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Old 02-07-2011, 11:45 AM
 
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You'd only be at risk if you have not been vaccinated. If you haven't, perhaps we should throw you in jail, too.


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Why would someone take a 4 year old child on a trip to a 3rd world dump of a country?

The parents of the measles kid should be thrown in prison for not vaccinating their child and putting the rest of us at risk.
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Old 02-07-2011, 11:47 AM
 
Location: Nassau, Long Island, NY
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We need to protect our children from every last, little germ.

This way they will grow up super healthy

Or die trying
They will grow up with a weak immune system.
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Old 02-07-2011, 11:48 AM
 
Location: Nassau, Long Island, NY
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Can't be suprised when we have illegals coming and going without any screening at all. Spreading the disease others wont..
You are right. At least LEGAL immigrants get a complete health screening as part of the immigration process.
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Old 02-07-2011, 11:29 PM
 
Location: North shore, Long Island
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What Haiti vets?
One of the people who has it was in Haiti. If I'm not mistaken it has something to do with unsanitary water.
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Old 02-08-2011, 02:20 AM
 
Location: NY in body, Mayberry in spirit.
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If the plague breaks out, I'm moving to, to, oh geez, is there anyplace left that's safe?
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Old 02-08-2011, 03:37 AM
 
Location: On a Long Island in NY
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Typhoid, Cholera, Measles, bedbugs....ugh

How long until polio rears it's head?
What makes you think it already hasent?

Because it has, thanks to our wonderful friends from south of the border just doing the jobs that Americans wont do .... like bring back previously eradicated diseases!
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