Traveling with tuberculosis

TB on Planes

The recent identification of a man infected with a very dangerous but rare Tuberculosis strain has sparked panics among frequent airline flyers . It is feared that the disease may have spread in the entire aircraft to passengers and crews on two trans-Atlantic flights

The infected patient was able to do two travel flights using trans-Atlantic routes . Because of this , the passengers and the crews may have also been exposed to the dangerous strain because of the shared breathing atmosphere in an enclosed area . The patient 's route stems from

br Atlanta to Paris on May 12 and ended at the European city on May 13 . The flight was completed using an Air France flight 385 . On May 24 , the patient returned to the United States via flight 410 of Czech Air touring him from Prague to Montreal (Stobbe , 2007 . The man then proceeded to the United States and was hospitalized in respiratory isolation

In a press release , the man aired his public apology for those people with him in the flights . The Atlanta lawyer who flew on crowded airplanes while infected with a dangerous form of tuberculosis said today he did not think he presented a danger when he flew and he apologized to his fellow passengers (Altman , 2007

The CDC officials have recommended the use of medical evaluation procedures for cabin crew members as well as the passengers sitting in the same rows as the man . Those who are two rows in front or behind the patient were also evaluated according to the world health organization Also , they have issued a warning to passengers of aircrafts to be more careful in interacting with people

With regards to this recent event , there is now a stigma about the safety of airplanes as mode of transportation . It may still be a safe way of transportation but a more responsive approach in health concerns should make way for a much better travel experience . The officials of parties involve should implement a more stringent way to identify individuals who may pose serious health risks to other airline passengers . The CDC should provide a universal procedure that will evaluate each passenger entering a specific aircraft . One way to introduce this process can be in the way of coordinating with public pros for possible identification of traveling health patients or even those people who already had a record of contagious illnesses . On the other hand , people should have a sense of responsibility to inform medical , transport and security officials about their health conditions They can ask for evaluations on their health before exposing themselves to the public

Tuberculosis is a disease caused by microorganism germs . These harmful bacteria may be transmitted though person to person contacts and via air . TB commonly affects the lungs with symptoms like chest pain and coughs with blood . At an average , this disease kills 2 million people globally . Even though this is still considered to be a high pro disease , treatments are now available through the use of...