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Originally Posted by _Richard_
i know people who were helping the homeless during the outbreak.. it wasn't one that started 7 years ago.. they had a serious issue just after this story
however now that i think about it, stupid wondering how many died while living on the street
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if you say so.
on the other hand, i've lived in the neighborhood for several years now and was updating the thread with facts that i am aware of, peeps can take them as facts or blow them off, no biggie.
more facts:
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It is not altogether surprising then that these congested conditions triggered an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) that health officials are now scrambling to contain. The city has been battling this strain of TB, dubbed by some as the ?Skid Row strain?, since 2007. Seventy-eight people have been diagnosed with the strain, 11 of who have died. Sixty of the diagnosed cases were from the Skid Row area. -
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http://healthmap.org/site/diseasedai...-outbreak-3513