Has anyone heard of this? My friend called me last night telling me how her mom saw a newscast stating that there was a possibility that some recent tuberculosis cases were caught while in a club in San Francisco. But I tried looking up the news story online and couldnt find anything. And I was planning on going to one tonight, should I have anything to worry about?
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I haven't heard this, and it sounds like a rumor. The general pattern of TB infections in the US is almost identical to the patterns in AIDS since people rarely get TB unless they have a compromised immune system or close physical contact with another person infected with TB. So, one might assume that clubs frequented by gay men would have a higher prevalence of TB, but i have no idea if this is actually true. People infected with TB often have no symptoms for many years after they initially get the infection, so it can readily be passed on. It makes little sense that TB could be traced to a particular club - you can't end up with a building becoming infected - it's the people in a building that create a risk, and even then the people are not a risk unless you have close physical contact with them.
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There is an ongoing investigation. You can find the details here: http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=3621
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