(I think I'm over 100 words)
295, but the joke at the end made it worth reading ;-)
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From: Geary Schindel <[email protected]>
To: Diana Tomchick <[email protected]>; Ron Miller
<[email protected]>
Cc: Katy Roodenko <[email protected]>; [email protected]
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 4:07 pm
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Totally non caving related
Diana and others,
I can't agree more, Multi Drug Resistant TB is serious stuff and I knew that
S.A. and the Rio Grande Valley are in the thick of the fight. Very interesting
article, something I've been following in the press for a number of years.
There is also an excellent book called Mountains beyond Mountains which
discusses the TB issue along with health care issues in developing countries,
places where cavers frequent (my tie in to caving and making this a relevant
topic for Texas Cavers). An individuals can place the population at great
risk.
Most of us don't remember that a simple infection before the 1940's could be a
death sentence but with the advent of modern antibiotics, folks dying of common
infections became a thing of the past. Most of the folks jailed with
infectious
diseases.
The over prescription of antibiotics to treat every runny nose and the self
medication with antibiotics available over the counter in many countries has
resulted in the effective loss of many antibiotics. I'm not afraid of Ebola
but
of MDR TB, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, and some of the other diseases which
were
real killers 60 years ago.
MDR TB is an excellent example of evolution which reminds me of my favorite
Opus
Cartoon which has the old man in the doctor's office being examined. The Dr.
tells the old man that he has TB and the man asks him what they could do about
that. The doctor said, that depends on whether you believe in creation or
evolution. If you believe in creation, we'll treat you with the old
antibiotics
and you'll die. If you believe in evolution, we'll treat you with the new
antibiotics the bacterium hasn't evolved resistance too, and you'll live. LOL
Geary
(I think I'm over 100 words)
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