tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37240493.post5543787784704649298..comments2023-05-24T04:50:14.035-04:00Comments on the sobsister: the sobsisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698958505635001514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37240493.post-73170865926345354832007-06-02T22:01:00.000-04:002007-06-02T22:01:00.000-04:00Good points all around. Thanks for writing.Good points all around. Thanks for writing.the sobsisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698958505635001514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37240493.post-30405719364277548542007-06-01T13:59:00.000-04:002007-06-01T13:59:00.000-04:00I think he should have taken a cue from Hollywood ...I think he should have taken a cue from Hollywood and gone straight to rehab.<BR/><BR/>Patients can give themselves XDR-TB by not completing the initial course of antibiotics when they're first diagnosed. The bacteria that survive the longest are the most resistant to treatment. When the patient then stops taking his meds, those really nasty bacteria have lots of nasty offspring.<BR/><BR/>It's called evolution and it works.<BR/><BR/>Most patients can understand the seriousness of their situation and take their meds. <BR/><BR/>Then there's this knucklehead who has a track record for selectively complying with medical advice.<BR/><BR/>The cure rate for XDR-TB is actually pretty low. The WHO says it's around 30% for countries with good TB programs. If he infected someone who's already immuno-suppressed, like a chemo patient, he's killed them.Pigasushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128366835889609148noreply@blogger.com