Gaffney, SC (TLS). Good news was delivered today to USC-Aiken student Beth Hawkins and the other students who were on the same flight as 'TB Andy' Speaker from Atlanta to Paris.
Hawkins and her fellow travelers from the University of South Carolina's Aiken campus are TB-free...so far.
They will need to be tested again in eight weeks.
The South Carolina students were on a class trip to Europe when they discovered upon their return home that they had been on one of the same flights that Andrew Speaker of Atlanta took when he flew to Europe for his wedding and honeymoon. Speaker is now being treated for the rare and deadly form of TB in Denver, Colorado.
So far, the news is good for Andy Speaker and all of those who were in close proximity to him. His sputum shows no signs of the disease, and he remains symptom-free. Blood tests, however, show that he has been exposed to the deadly virus at some point in the past. Speaker will remain in Denver to be monitored for two months.
As for Beth Hawkins and her classmates, there is a collective sigh of relief as their initial test was negative.
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Friday, June 01, 2007
S.C. Student Gets TB Test Results Today
Gaffney, SC (TLS). Gaffney, South Carolina resident and USC-Aiken student Beth Hawkins will get her TB test results today at the Cherokee County Health Department in Gaffney.
Hawkins is one of the students from the University of South Carolina at Aiken who was aboard the flight from Atlanta to Paris, the same flight on which the infamous 'TB Andy' Speaker was a passenger.
TB Andy is now in Denver being treated for his extremely dangerous and extremely rare form of TB, which is resistant to drug therapy. Medical personnel believe, however, that the risk of infection from the patient is extremely low due to the fact that to date he has exhibited no symptoms of the disease whatsoever.
Nonetheless, those who were in close vicinity of Speaker while he traveled Europe are understandably concerned. Although Beth Hawkins has not been notified that she and her fellow students sat in close proximity to Speaker on the flight, she and her friends decided to be tested for TB to be on the safe side.
Hawkins is due to get her test results today in Gaffney.
The Liberty Sphere will provide you with pertinent updates....
Hawkins is one of the students from the University of South Carolina at Aiken who was aboard the flight from Atlanta to Paris, the same flight on which the infamous 'TB Andy' Speaker was a passenger.
TB Andy is now in Denver being treated for his extremely dangerous and extremely rare form of TB, which is resistant to drug therapy. Medical personnel believe, however, that the risk of infection from the patient is extremely low due to the fact that to date he has exhibited no symptoms of the disease whatsoever.
Nonetheless, those who were in close vicinity of Speaker while he traveled Europe are understandably concerned. Although Beth Hawkins has not been notified that she and her fellow students sat in close proximity to Speaker on the flight, she and her friends decided to be tested for TB to be on the safe side.
Hawkins is due to get her test results today in Gaffney.
The Liberty Sphere will provide you with pertinent updates....
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