Thread: Growing US Leprosy Tied Directly To Immigrants

New Challenge: Leprosy in America

April 29, 2011 05:30 PM EDT

With the increase of immigrants from Mexico and other third world nations, leprosy has now become a concern to health officials in the United States. Cases of the ancient disease, in its early stages, are often misdiagnosed by doctors as eczema or diabetes. Add to the problem that the medical profession has "very little experience in treating the disease."

Ben Whitford, in Leprosy in America: New Causes of Concern, estimates that an average of 130 cases are identified each year among immigrants. And now a connection to HIV patients is baffling doctors and scientists. Those treated with antiretroviral drugs for AIDS are developing the leprosy, and the cause is unknown.

Leprosy has plagued the human race since ancient times, and until recently the treatment consisted of isolation from the rest of the world. In the 1940s, a therapy was discovered to stop the progression of the disease, but the physical damage remained. Yahoo! News reports that there are now treatments which cure leprosy in the early stages, but unless doctors learn to recognize the disease, the cure is ineffective.

The challenges of leprosy in America are many, but as in everything, education is the answer. The difficulty in convincing people of the problem might be the greatest hurdle, as who would think in modern times that leprosy, the scourge of ancient times, would be a concern in America?

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Hmm. . . . . . . When Lou Dobbs (the traitor) was still on CNN I recall Janet LaRaza Murguia raised holy hell and demanded that Lou Dobbs retract his statement regarding to illegals bringing in cases of leprosy.

I'm sure we won't hear a thing about it from the lame stream media.

One way or another illegals are going to destroy us and this country.

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Slow death but death never the less.

If we bring these things up, we're called racist.

Stats on Hansens ( Leprosy)Disease in USA

http://www.hrsa.gov/hansens/data.htm

Whether or not illegal aliens are bringing in this specific desease, it is why it is so important that immigrants come legally so that they get the proper health inspections first. That is why I don't understand the pro-illegal stance in this country. Why would they want to endanger themselves and their fellow citizens in this manner?

Don't forget about TB!!

is anyone supposed illegals spread diseases?

Anyone want to venture if they care or not?

think obama will care if one of our kids die at the hands of one of these invadres or a disease they spread.

Originally Posted by TexasBorn

Don't forget about TB!!

Don't forget Bed Bugs!

Originally Posted by TexasBorn

Don't forget about TB!!

That's right, illegal Russians are notorious for bringing TB here.