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March 17, 2009

Before Sitting Down, Ask Your Seatmate, “Do You Have TB?”

Unfortunately, some folks broke this golden rule on Northwest Flt 51 from Frankfurt to Detroit on March 10 – and now, the government’s after them! Well, government in the form of the Centers for Disease Control – because one of the passengers on the flight had tuberculosis – TB. The CDC is looking for 17 people seated near the Typhoid Mary (Tuberculosis Tom?). And why, you may ask, is the CDC (literally) making a federal case of this? Cuz these 17 are at risk of infection – though the CDC says, that risk is “low”. Well, that’s perfectly clear! But if I was on that plane, I think I’d give them a call. And try to remember my seat number.