Every once in a while when things are going well I like to reflect on the impending, inevitable destruction of humanity.
There are lots of reasons to suspect the end is near but the most recent is a virulent strain of tuberculosis has landed a Georgia man under quarantine by the U.S. Center for Disease Control. This is a pretty big deal considering the CDC hasn't placed a patient in isolation in over 40 years! So far this strain of TB has been resistant to all antibiotics.
There are lots of reasons to suspect the end is near but the most recent is a virulent strain of tuberculosis has landed a Georgia man under quarantine by the U.S. Center for Disease Control. This is a pretty big deal considering the CDC hasn't placed a patient in isolation in over 40 years! So far this strain of TB has been resistant to all antibiotics.
The man traveled on two trans-atlantic flights before entering a medical isolation facility in NYC and then returning to Atlanta. So, there may be others affected out there! It's not the first time someone was diagnosed with this super-strain of TB (known as XDR TB - TB Xtreme!) but for some reason this case is requiring quarantine.
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