Whooping cough outbreak linked to illegals
Doctors warn of worst spread of pertussis in 40 years
June 12, 2005
The American Academy of Pediatrics is warning of the worst outbreak of
whooping cough in 40 years, while those concerned about border control
see it as more evidence that vanquished diseases are spreading due to
widespread illegal immigration.
Whooping Cough, or pertussis, is particularly dangerous for children
and can be fatal in infants, warns the doctors group.
"This illness is called pertussis because it is caused by bacteria
called Bordetella pertussis, which attacks the lining of the breathing
passages, producing severe inflammation and narrowing of the airways,"
says the caution from the AAP. "Severe coughing is a prominent
symptom. Because the child is short of breath, she inhales deeply and
quickly between coughs. These breaths frequently make a “whooping”
sound, which is how this illness got its common name. Older children
might not have the whoop sound. The intense coughing scatters the
pertussis bacteria into the air, spreading the disease to other
susceptible persons."
The group says whooping cough often acts like a common cold for a week
or two. Then the cough gets worse, and the child may start to have the
characteristic "whoops." During this phase (which can last two weeks
or more), the child often is short of breath and can look bluish
around the mouth. Infants with pertussis become exhausted and develop
complications, such as susceptibility to other infections, pneumonia
and seizures. The cough may not disappear for months and may return
with subsequent respiratory infections.
Hospitals, doctors and other health professionals are worried about
the resurgence of some serious infectious diseases, and some believe
illegal immigrants are the cause.
A rise in diseases such as whooping cough, tuberculosis, malaria,
measles and even leprosy are creating public health concerns and have
hit hospitals and health care systems already financially burdened by
indigent illegals flooding emergency rooms and urgent care centers.
Madeleine Pelner Cosman, author of a report in the spring issue of the
Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, is one of those
professionals who has linked the increase in diseases with illegal
immigration.
"Certain diseases that we thought we had vanquished years ago are
coming back, and other diseases that we've never seen or rarely seen
in America, because they've always been the diseases of poverty and
the third world, are coming in now," she said.
As WorldNetDaily reported last month, even leprosy is suddenly on the
radar of health officials.
Cosman recommends closing the border to all illegal traffic,
rescinding the citizenship of "anchor babies," those born in the U.S.
to parents of illegals, and making the aiding and abetting of illegals
a crime and an end to all future amnesty programs.
"We have a terrible, absolutely vicious, law called EMTALA: the
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, which is really the
culprit that requires every emergency room, and every physician of an
emergency room, to treat illegal aliens for free," she said.
Cosman said 84 hospitals in California have been forced to close
because of the high cost of treating illegal aliens with only 50
percent of all treatments reimbursed by government.
"Even physicians in those emergency rooms, don't fully get the point
that by being compassionate, and generous, and gracious, they are, in
essence, destroying their own livelihoods as well as their own
hospitals," she said.
While politicians often mention there are 43 million without health
insurance in this country, the Cosman's report estimates that at least
25 percent of those are illegal immigrants. The figure could be as
high as 50 percent.
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12 Jun 2005 12:33:52 PM |
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<itwill@happen.com> wrote in message
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Whooping cough outbreak linked to illegals
Doctors warn of worst spread of pertussis in 40 years
<snip>
Another problem with whooping cough is that many people resist having their
children vaccinated, as there is very miniscule chance of brain damage.
There is an outbreak of German measles in Ontario centered on a religious
group that shuns vaccines...at least 3 of the victims are pregnant, which
may be disasterous for the fetus.
Having said that, we also allow legal aliens into the country without
thorough medical tests. There was a case several years ago involving a
South American boy on an agricultural exchange who had tuberculosis. he was
staying on a goat farm and the entire herd had to be destroyed.
You would think something might have been learned from the whole SARS
debacle!
Jane
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12 Jun 2005 12:59:12 PM |
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Jane wrote:
<itwill@happen.com> wrote in message
news:1118592314.b98f9195216e74c2106f900a21f3dc48@teranews...
Whooping cough outbreak linked to illegals
Doctors warn of worst spread of pertussis in 40 years
<snip>
Another problem with whooping cough is that many people resist having their
children vaccinated, as there is very miniscule chance of brain damage.
There is an outbreak of German measles in Ontario centered on a religious
group that shuns vaccines...at least 3 of the victims are pregnant, which
may be disasterous for the fetus.
I think the lack of vaccinations is the biggest problem. If your child
is vaccinated, there's little to fear from people bringing the disease
around. It's only those who are susceptible who need to worry.
Having said that, we also allow legal aliens into the country without
thorough medical tests. There was a case several years ago involving a
South American boy on an agricultural exchange who had tuberculosis. he was
staying on a goat farm and the entire herd had to be destroyed.
I thought that both the US and Canada tested for TB, as well as a number
of other diseases?
You would think something might have been learned from the whole SARS
debacle!
One would think!
Woods
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| User: "Jane" |
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12 Jun 2005 06:05:24 PM |
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Jane wrote:
<itwill@happen.com> wrote in message
news:1118592314.b98f9195216e74c2106f900a21f3dc48@teranews...
Whooping cough outbreak linked to illegals
Doctors warn of worst spread of pertussis in 40 years
<snip>
Another problem with whooping cough is that many people resist having
their children vaccinated, as there is very miniscule chance of brain
damage. There is an outbreak of German measles in Ontario centered on a
religious group that shuns vaccines...at least 3 of the victims are
pregnant, which may be disasterous for the fetus.
I think the lack of vaccinations is the biggest problem. If your child is
vaccinated, there's little to fear from people bringing the disease
around. It's only those who are susceptible who need to worry.
Having said that, we also allow legal aliens into the country without
thorough medical tests. There was a case several years ago involving a
South American boy on an agricultural exchange who had tuberculosis. he
was staying on a goat farm and the entire herd had to be destroyed.
I thought that both the US and Canada tested for TB, as well as a number
of other diseases?
I thought so, too. Somehow this kid got through. I wonder if it was
because he was just on an exchange and not an immigrant, as such (?) I
think I'll look the rule up.
I seem to recall that they are not tested for HIV in Canada,
however...strictly political...There was a big bruhaha about it in the 80s.
Jane
You would think something might have been learned from the whole SARS
debacle!
One would think!
Woods
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12 Jun 2005 06:15:09 PM |
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Jane wrote:
<itwill@happen.com> wrote in message
news:1118592314.b98f9195216e74c2106f900a21f3dc48@teranews...
Whooping cough outbreak linked to illegals
Doctors warn of worst spread of pertussis in 40 years
<snip>
Another problem with whooping cough is that many people resist having their
children vaccinated, as there is very miniscule chance of brain damage.
There is an outbreak of German measles in Ontario centered on a religious
group that shuns vaccines...at least 3 of the victims are pregnant, which
may be disasterous for the fetus.
I think the lack of vaccinations is the biggest problem. If your child
is vaccinated, there's little to fear from people bringing the disease
around. It's only those who are susceptible who need to worry.
Would you listen to this Liberal *****?
Amazing.
Tony
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12 Jun 2005 06:45:10 PM |
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wrote:
Jane wrote:
< > wrote in message
news:1118592314.b98f9195216e74c2106f900a21f3dc48@teranews...
Whooping cough outbreak linked to illegals
Doctors warn of worst spread of pertussis in 40 years
<snip>
Another problem with whooping cough is that many people resist having their
children vaccinated, as there is very miniscule chance of brain damage.
There is an outbreak of German measles in Ontario centered on a religious
group that shuns vaccines...at least 3 of the victims are pregnant, which
may be disasterous for the fetus.
I think the lack of vaccinations is the biggest problem. If your child
is vaccinated, there's little to fear from people bringing the disease
around. It's only those who are susceptible who need to worry.
Would you listen to this Liberal *****?
Amazing.
Please point out the flaw in the above. Vaccination provides lifelong
immunity to pertussis, so the only people getting it are those who have
not been vaccinated. It should be a fairly self-limiting section of the
population.
Woods
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14 Jun 2005 10:23:34 AM |
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Woods wrote:
itwill@happen.com wrote:
Jane wrote:
<itwill@happen.com> wrote in message
news:1118592314.b98f9195216e74c2106f900a21f3dc48@teranews...
Whooping cough outbreak linked to illegals
Doctors warn of worst spread of pertussis in 40 years
<snip>
Another problem with whooping cough is that many people resist having their
children vaccinated, as there is very miniscule chance of brain damage.
There is an outbreak of German measles in Ontario centered on a religious
group that shuns vaccines...at least 3 of the victims are pregnant, which
may be disasterous for the fetus.
I think the lack of vaccinations is the biggest problem. If your child
is vaccinated, there's little to fear from people bringing the disease
around. It's only those who are susceptible who need to worry.
Would you listen to this Liberal *****?
Amazing.
Please point out the flaw in the above. Vaccination provides lifelong
immunity to pertussis, so the only people getting it are those who have
not been vaccinated. It should be a fairly self-limiting section of the
population.
Woods
Ok, I'll take a flock of illegl aliens to visit some AIDS patients
then, and then to visit some elderly folk.
Tony
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14 Jun 2005 04:41:39 PM |
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wrote:
Woods wrote:
wrote:
Jane wrote:
< > wrote in message
news:1118592314.b98f9195216e74c2106f900a21f3dc48@teranews...
Whooping cough outbreak linked to illegals
Doctors warn of worst spread of pertussis in 40 years
<snip>
Another problem with whooping cough is that many people resist having their
children vaccinated, as there is very miniscule chance of brain damage.
There is an outbreak of German measles in Ontario centered on a religious
group that shuns vaccines...at least 3 of the victims are pregnant, which
may be disasterous for the fetus.
I think the lack of vaccinations is the biggest problem. If your child
is vaccinated, there's little to fear from people bringing the disease
around. It's only those who are susceptible who need to worry.
Would you listen to this Liberal *****?
Amazing.
Please point out the flaw in the above. Vaccination provides lifelong
immunity to pertussis, so the only people getting it are those who have
not been vaccinated. It should be a fairly self-limiting section of the
population.
Woods
Ok, I'll take a flock of illegl aliens to visit some AIDS patients
then, and then to visit some elderly folk.
Ah, so you're against *any* diseases floating around, not just
particular ones? In fact, these diseases are already around, Tony.
That's why you can get outbreaks in relatively isolated, unvaccinated
populations such as the Amish. People with suppressed immune systems
have to worry about everything, not just diseases that are brought in by
illegal immigrants. In their particular cases, they need to protect
themselves against interaction with people in general, sad to say. :-(
But, I see your point and concede that there is some validity, although
I think it's not as relevent as you think.
Woods
Tony
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12 Jun 2005 11:19:30 AM |
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Whooping cough outbreak linked to illegals
Doctors warn of worst spread of pertussis in 40 years
June 12, 2005
The American Academy of Pediatrics is warning of the worst outbreak of
whooping cough in 40 years, while those concerned about border control
see it as more evidence that vanquished diseases are spreading due to
widespread illegal immigration.
Whooping Cough, or pertussis, is particularly dangerous for children
and can be fatal in infants, warns the doctors group.
"This illness is called pertussis because it is caused by bacteria
called Bordetella pertussis, which attacks the lining of the breathing
passages, producing severe inflammation and narrowing of the airways,"
says the caution from the AAP. "Severe coughing is a prominent
symptom. Because the child is short of breath, she inhales deeply and
quickly between coughs. These breaths frequently make a “whooping”
sound, which is how this illness got its common name. Older children
might not have the whoop sound. The intense coughing scatters the
pertussis bacteria into the air, spreading the disease to other
susceptible persons."
The group says whooping cough often acts like a common cold for a week
or two. Then the cough gets worse, and the child may start to have the
characteristic "whoops." During this phase (which can last two weeks
or more), the child often is short of breath and can look bluish
around the mouth. Infants with pertussis become exhausted and develop
complications, such as susceptibility to other infections, pneumonia
and seizures. The cough may not disappear for months and may return
with subsequent respiratory infections.
Hospitals, doctors and other health professionals are worried about
the resurgence of some serious infectious diseases, and some believe
illegal immigrants are the cause.
A rise in diseases such as whooping cough, tuberculosis, malaria,
measles and even leprosy are creating public health concerns and have
hit hospitals and health care systems already financially burdened by
indigent illegals flooding emergency rooms and urgent care centers.
Madeleine Pelner Cosman, author of a report in the spring issue of the
Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, is one of those
professionals who has linked the increase in diseases with illegal
immigration.
"Certain diseases that we thought we had vanquished years ago are
coming back, and other diseases that we've never seen or rarely seen
in America, because they've always been the diseases of poverty and
the third world, are coming in now," she said.
As WorldNetDaily reported last month, even leprosy is suddenly on the
radar of health officials.
Cosman recommends closing the border to all illegal traffic,
rescinding the citizenship of "anchor babies," those born in the U.S.
to parents of illegals, and making the aiding and abetting of illegals
a crime and an end to all future amnesty programs.
"We have a terrible, absolutely vicious, law called EMTALA: the
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, which is really the
culprit that requires every emergency room, and every physician of an
emergency room, to treat illegal aliens for free," she said.
Quite the comment coming from someone who ostensibly has taken the
hypocratic oath, since she is advocating what amounts to patient
abandonment. (EMTALA refers to patients in need of medical treatment
and who are already in the emergency room).
In fact, EMTALA covers **all** uninsured people in the United States,
NOT just immigrants as this article attempts to imply.
For more info, see http://library.findlaw.com/2001/Jan/1/126650.html
Woods
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