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And now, chewing the fat with Jeff Fisher.

Coming to a city near you soon.

A public health emergency has been declared in Long Beach, California, following a tuberculosis

outbreak that resulted in one death and nine hospitalizations. The outbreak began among a group staying at a local hotel.

I wonder if the group was illegals, but it doesn't stay.

They were staying at this local hotel, exposing around 170 people to the illness.

The city health officer has declared a public health emergency, but just remember

the risk of TB for people who live, work, study, or visit in Long Beach remains very, very low.

Now last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that

tuberculosis cases reported across the United States appear to be

returning to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Huh, many tuberculosis cases may have been missed, misdiagnosed, or delayed during the pandemic.

Isn't that weird?

Now, tuberculosis, what happens?

Well, it infects the lungs and can cause coughing, chest pain, and fever.

It's characterized by coughing up blood or mucus.

You don't want it, is really what they're telling you.

It is curable, treated with standardized course of drugs that include

anti-bacterial medicines, and it can also be prevented with protocols such as, I don't know, screening, vaccination vaccination make sure people who are infected finish

their course of treatment but you know you want to stay away from the air of

someone coughing tuberculosis at you.

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