Just got tested posotive for TB, born outside the USA...now what?
I just left the health division a couple hours ago, my job required me to get a TB Test and that is was something simple and nothing to worry about. 1 out of 2 isn't bad, considering i was tested POSITIVE. Anyways, i was born in Baghdad, Iraq. My parents and I left the country when i was 3 MONTHS old, we went to Italy for another 6 MONTHS. I have been told that i should have received a BCG shot in Iraq but i argue that i was too young to get it (not sure if I'm right or wrong) Well my main thing is... what happens now? i dont have any symptoms of it and my job is a translator (i go to peoples homes with doctors,nurses, and other medical people) Please help, i know this is not a very straightforward question, anything that helps me understand the complexity of the issue more would be great! Thank you.
Respiratory Diseases - 1 Answers
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You need to contact the public health department for further workup, chest xray. There are many forms of TB and it can take years for progression, some people just convert positive but don't have the disease. You need to work with the medical professionals in your area as they know the drugs avail and statistics in your area. If it needs treatment now, you should do it. It is a transmissable disease and if you don't follow through and know your status, you will/can infect those vulerable people you are helping. Additionally, if you have sx or are sick, you can get sicker or another illness if you are compromised. So, take the meds if that's what is needed and be done with it. You can be quarantined against your will, too. Your family should be checked as well as other close relatives. cdc.gov and who.gov for TB information/region \
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Just got tested posotive for TB, born outside the USA...now what
Just got tested posotive for TB, born outside the USA...now what?
Just got tested posotive for TB, born outside the USA...now what? I just left the health division a couple hours ago, my job required me to get a TB Test and that is was something simple and nothing to worry about. 1 out of 2 isn't bad, considering i was tested POSITIVE. Anyways, i was born in Baghdad, Iraq. My parents and I left the country when i was 3 MONTHS old, we went to Italy for another 6 MONTHS. I have been told that i should have received a BCG shot in Iraq but i argue that i was too young to get it (not sure if I'm right or wrong) Well my main thing is... what happens now? i dont have any symptoms of it and my job is a translator (i go to peoples homes with doctors,nurses, and other medical people) Please help, i know this is not a very straightforward question, anything that helps me understand the complexity of the issue more would be great! Thank you.
Alternative Medicine - 2 Answers
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If you have TB, but no symptoms then you don't have it, but that doesn't mean you are safe from getting it later. Almost like someone having HIV may not get AIDS. TB is very contagious if you have it, it can be transmitted airborne (like flu), so coughing or sneezing. So you have it and it will always be in your system may or may not be active and if you get sick with something else it could activate. You can take heavy doses of antibiotics to cure TB but they can be harmful to kidneys and liver.
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You need to be asking your doctor
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Just got tested posotive for TB, born outside the USA...now what? I just left the health division a couple hours ago, my job required me to get a TB Test and that is was something simple and nothing to worry about. 1 out of 2 isn't bad, considering i was tested POSITIVE. Anyways, i was born in Baghdad, Iraq. My parents and I left the country when i was 3 MONTHS old, we went to Italy for another 6 MONTHS. I have been told that i should have received a BCG shot in Iraq but i argue that i was too young to get it (not sure if I'm right or wrong) Well my main thing is... what happens now? i dont have any symptoms of it and my job is a translator (i go to peoples homes with doctors,nurses, and other medical people) Please help, i know this is not a very straightforward question, anything that helps me understand the complexity of the issue more would be great! Thank you.
Alternative Medicine - 2 Answers
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If you have TB, but no symptoms then you don't have it, but that doesn't mean you are safe from getting it later. Almost like someone having HIV may not get AIDS. TB is very contagious if you have it, it can be transmitted airborne (like flu), so coughing or sneezing. So you have it and it will always be in your system may or may not be active and if you get sick with something else it could activate. You can take heavy doses of antibiotics to cure TB but they can be harmful to kidneys and liver.
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You need to be asking your doctor
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
where is the best place to move to
where is the best place to move to?
Me and my husband currently live in england, have no kids (yet) and two dogs. we really want to move country but are finding it hard to decide which is the best place to go! im a nurse and he is a lorry driver so we want a country that has these jobs available to us. We dont speak any other languages fluently unfortunately so i dont know whether this would impact on moving to a country where english is not the predominant language. we like the outdoors, sports, animals, tv, pubs, crafts, sights, nature etc. we dont mind any whether (used to four seasons) but i guess we would like a bit more sunshine! We dislike rude people, cities-too many people. we are wanting to have children one day and our wish is to live a more 'out-door' lifestyle for them as well as us. plus to live in a 'safe' area (i know and understand no-where is completely safe), and not too over crowded. the countries we have been looking at are; Austalia USA Canada New Zealand I also really like Italy but i dont know if not speaking Italian would be too difficult to set up home there. Can you suggest your opinions on these countries and where abouts in these countries? Id actually really consider the US but have no idea which state would be best for me so if anyone out these could suggest a state based on our likes and dislikes then please do so! Thanks!
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I would suggest you another option. I'm Italian but lived for some years in Scandinavia. It would be a good match with your needs for several reasons. 1-You are a nurse. In both Norway and Sweden there is a big lack of workers in the health sector. They always look for doctors and nurses from outside their countries. 2-There is no problem for the language. Their knowledge of English is impressive, especially if you compare it to southern Europe. And if you are Native English speaker, learning the local language is quite easy compared, for instance, to Italian. 3-You like outdoors, nature and sports. No better place in Europe for that. 4-You look for a safe area. Both Sweden and Norway are really safe places. When I was in Oslo I often left my car with my photographic bags on the backseat and never had bad surprises. 5-Weather is not great, ok. It's cold (mainly in Norway, since in the South of Sweden, in July and August, you'll still find more than 30°C) and in winter you don't have much light. But the Swedish summer....I have never experienced something so amazing. I really fell in love with their long, fresh and fizzy summer evenings. 6-You don't like overcrowded places. They have a very low population density. 7-You don't like rude people. They are the opposite, very quite and gentle people that generally appreciate lifestyles based on understatement. And they generally like having to deal with people from outside. Especially in Norway: they are really down to earth and their assumption is that they can always learn from foreigners. In Sweden things are a little more complicated. They don't really like so much people from the South of Europe. But they love people from UK.
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Me and my husband currently live in england, have no kids (yet) and two dogs. we really want to move country but are finding it hard to decide which is the best place to go! im a nurse and he is a lorry driver so we want a country that has these jobs available to us. We dont speak any other languages fluently unfortunately so i dont know whether this would impact on moving to a country where english is not the predominant language. we like the outdoors, sports, animals, tv, pubs, crafts, sights, nature etc. we dont mind any whether (used to four seasons) but i guess we would like a bit more sunshine! We dislike rude people, cities-too many people. we are wanting to have children one day and our wish is to live a more 'out-door' lifestyle for them as well as us. plus to live in a 'safe' area (i know and understand no-where is completely safe), and not too over crowded. the countries we have been looking at are; Austalia USA Canada New Zealand I also really like Italy but i dont know if not speaking Italian would be too difficult to set up home there. Can you suggest your opinions on these countries and where abouts in these countries? Id actually really consider the US but have no idea which state would be best for me so if anyone out these could suggest a state based on our likes and dislikes then please do so! Thanks!
Other - Destinations - 1 Answers
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I would suggest you another option. I'm Italian but lived for some years in Scandinavia. It would be a good match with your needs for several reasons. 1-You are a nurse. In both Norway and Sweden there is a big lack of workers in the health sector. They always look for doctors and nurses from outside their countries. 2-There is no problem for the language. Their knowledge of English is impressive, especially if you compare it to southern Europe. And if you are Native English speaker, learning the local language is quite easy compared, for instance, to Italian. 3-You like outdoors, nature and sports. No better place in Europe for that. 4-You look for a safe area. Both Sweden and Norway are really safe places. When I was in Oslo I often left my car with my photographic bags on the backseat and never had bad surprises. 5-Weather is not great, ok. It's cold (mainly in Norway, since in the South of Sweden, in July and August, you'll still find more than 30°C) and in winter you don't have much light. But the Swedish summer....I have never experienced something so amazing. I really fell in love with their long, fresh and fizzy summer evenings. 6-You don't like overcrowded places. They have a very low population density. 7-You don't like rude people. They are the opposite, very quite and gentle people that generally appreciate lifestyles based on understatement. And they generally like having to deal with people from outside. Especially in Norway: they are really down to earth and their assumption is that they can always learn from foreigners. In Sweden things are a little more complicated. They don't really like so much people from the South of Europe. But they love people from UK.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
2 life changing options. What would you choose
2 life changing options. What would you choose?
Lets say you moved to Italy(you're a 18 year old girl), but things are unsure there, your visa is taking forever and you might not be accepted, you live in a house with your aunt, mom, his husband and his brother (both have schizophrenia but the brother is on medication, the husband is perv), there's no heater and it's cool, you have no money (not even for the bus) and you don't eat well(sometimes just one meal a day) and your highschool diploma might not be valid either and have to study a couple of more years... you're given 2 ways: 1. Stay and see if they accept the visa, even thought living in the conditions described above, things might get better after 2 years if your mother gets a job and helps you with getting highschool diploma validated, so you can study in college or... 2. Go to Venezuela(where you were born, even thought the situation is not good there, to make it short my father has bussiness there.) where you have a home(my dad bought at our names), your sister and you will have food and all facilities, study a year course in nurse school, and then move to (probably) Florida with your aunt, my dad can pay college and give me some start money while I get a job and be more independent, Spain is other option aswell. Wich one would you choose and why? Thanks a lot xx
Psychology - 1 Answers
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Well, duh! I'd be saying "Hola, Papi." Go where the people will give you some stability and support then come to America and make it big.
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Lets say you moved to Italy(you're a 18 year old girl), but things are unsure there, your visa is taking forever and you might not be accepted, you live in a house with your aunt, mom, his husband and his brother (both have schizophrenia but the brother is on medication, the husband is perv), there's no heater and it's cool, you have no money (not even for the bus) and you don't eat well(sometimes just one meal a day) and your highschool diploma might not be valid either and have to study a couple of more years... you're given 2 ways: 1. Stay and see if they accept the visa, even thought living in the conditions described above, things might get better after 2 years if your mother gets a job and helps you with getting highschool diploma validated, so you can study in college or... 2. Go to Venezuela(where you were born, even thought the situation is not good there, to make it short my father has bussiness there.) where you have a home(my dad bought at our names), your sister and you will have food and all facilities, study a year course in nurse school, and then move to (probably) Florida with your aunt, my dad can pay college and give me some start money while I get a job and be more independent, Spain is other option aswell. Wich one would you choose and why? Thanks a lot xx
Psychology - 1 Answers
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Well, duh! I'd be saying "Hola, Papi." Go where the people will give you some stability and support then come to America and make it big.
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