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China to Ban Lepers and AIDS Patients During Olympics | 26 comments (26 topical)

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So any HIV positive athletes (none / 0) (#13)
by FlaDemFem on Sun Jun 22, 2008 at 10:52:07 AM EST
will have to sneak in?? And there is such a thing..remember Greg Louganis? I think that was his name. So are they talking about HIV positive or active AIDS? There is a difference. And most of the diseases on that list have vaccinations to prevent them, which are standard or used to be, when traveling in SE Asia. Also, in Asia there are several diseases lumped under the name of leprosy. All of them involve skin and nerve damage. They are all unsightly, which is probably more of a concern to the Chinese government than contagion. Why don't they just stick to the standard health requirements for a visa, and give out a list of vaccinations needed? I remember when we went to Asia on assignment, we had to get shots and shots and more shots. At the State Dept. where they used blunt needles. Seriously blunt needles. The typhus/cholera shot made my arm swell up and get stiff. Not badly, but enough to be annoyingly memorable. Most of those diseases have vaccinations, and are easily treatable. Now SARS is a whole different story.. perhaps the Chinese government will give guarantees that none of the visitors will be exposed to SARS, which originated in China, as I recall. Fair is fair, after all.

Public health (1.00 / 1) (#20)
by jimakaPPJ on Sun Jun 22, 2008 at 12:14:35 PM EST
Most of those diseases have vaccinations, and are easily treatable.

If they have vaccinations then why do the people coming in have them?? They didn't get the vaccination..

I would guess that their are millions of people in China without vaccinations...

HIV/AIDS is not easy to catch, but it is known to be different country to country, or better said, region to region. I would guess they are concerned about a Chinese national catching a new strain...

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International travelers (5.00 / 1) (#25)
by sander60tx on Sun Jun 22, 2008 at 12:30:52 PM EST
are usually advised to make sure their vaccinations are up-to-date.  I never go to China without checking with the international travel clinic to be sure that I am covered.  Diseases like TB, hepatitis, etc. are fairly common in China.  So, it is really the travelers coming in to China who should beware!

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True (1.00 / 1) (#28)
by jimakaPPJ on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 07:41:21 AM EST
But the Chinese are concerned about what happens if a nasty virus gets loose in their unvaccinated population.

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China to Ban Lepers and AIDS Patients During Olympics | 26 comments (26 topical)

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