[lit-ideas] Re: speaking of libraries in the United States of Earth
- From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 23:52:17 +0100
I shouldn't have said "illnesses"; I meant TB. (I've just seen Eric's
post.) I quote
>In the UK, too, the number of TB cases is again rising.
>Alcoholics, HIV-positive individuals, some recent immigrants
>and healthcare workers are at increased risk.
>The disease is most commonly found in places such as hostels
>for the homeless, prisons, and centres for immigrants arriving
>from areas with high rates of HIV infection or inadequate health
>provision.
I'm not TB-immune so I had a BCG vaccination when I was a kid, there's
a lot about BCG and TB here
http://www.priory.com/cmol/bcg.htm
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