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Another case of "sensationalism" by the MSM

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I open MSN, my homepage and see this headline:

Today's top stories

Plane passenger diagnosed with deadly infectious disease

Here's the story:

Passenger on Frankfurt-to-Detroit flight diagnosed with tuberculosis

15/03/2009 4:45:00 PM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROMULUS, Mich. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Frankfurt to Detroit has been diagnosed with tuberculosis.

Northwest says the passenger was on Tuesday's Flight 51 to Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus.

CDC spokeswoman Shelly Diaz tells The Associated Press the risk is low that other passengers might contract tuberculosis.

She said Sunday that health officials were seeking to contact 17 passengers seated near the sick passenger so they can be tested for tuberculosis as a "cautionary move."

Diaz says details about the sick passenger weren't being released. WDIV-TV reported the tuberculosis case Sunday morning.

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Why do they report like this?  So that people can freak out, thinking SARS is on the move again??

Tuberculosis isn't even that infectious.

Health Canada

 
Because...

"Sick passenger, low risk of contagion" won't sell as well.
 
ModlrMike said:
Because...

"Sick passenger, low risk of contagion" won't sell as well.

Then don't report it at all.  This probably happens on a daily basis.  Must be a slow news day.  ::)
 
At least they didn't link it to ebola.

And Madagascar's ports are already closed.    ;D
 
Michael O'Leary said:
At least they didn't link it to ebola.

And Madagascar's ports are already closed.    ;D

I was waiting for that reference.
 
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