RE : Obscure fungal infection defies diagnosis

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This is a very interesting article and the patients were lucky because the docs

recognized and treated the fungal infection.

However, because of the disparate treatment, the same infection or similar,

from a building or workplace would NOT be diagnosed because of the

discriminatory treatment forced by the insurance companies, hospital

adminstration and the government - driven by policies that preclude 'certain'

diseases from being properly diagnosed. The 'powers that be' would rather you

die, than competently be diagnosed. This is no less scandalous Agent Orange

calamity of the Vietnam era. It is essentially an " Agent Orange " type scandal

in the American public.

The acquisition of the infection place is critical. If you get it in a school

or workplace, or institutional setting, no one wants to hear it and OSHA doesn't

know your name. If you acquire it in the agrarian setting, the docs are fully

prepared and versed in treatment. This boggles my mind as the docs all read the

same books in med school. Can it be they just selectively

" forget " the microbiology and mycology they learned? I doubt it.

Also, the Canadian MSDS lists are set up so that REAL people can understand

their meaning.

In the US they are written in chemi-babble so that the dangers are not

understood. In Canada, substances are given a Level 'value' for precautions,

such as gloves, masks, gowns and that sort of thing. It is interesting that the

article featured Canadian standards and treatment. Perhaps the many cowardly

American docs could take a snapshot of how the neighbors to the north do

business.

Thanks for the posting of this article.

tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> a écrit :

Obscure fungal infection defies diagnosis

Globe and Mail - Canada

CELIA MILNE

October 12, 2007

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071012.wlfungus1

2/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home