Apr 2nd, 2009
The HSSS team members said they are prepared in case anyone contracts one of the many diseases in the country, which the brigade medical planner, Navy Lt. Diana Loffgren, said is possible. She said there are currently several confirmed cases of malaria in troops serving in Afghanistan, but noted that none of these cases involve U.S. service members.
Feb 8th, 2008
The multi-cultural nature of the United States has once again been revealed by the outbreak of serious disease in an immigrant population. The good thing is that these diseases are treatable and curable. The bad thing is that this is a population that will tend to be non-compliant with treatment.
In 1986, a compact was created [...]