In the 1900s tuberculosis was the No. 1 killer, a plague that attacked all levels of society-rich and poor, all genders and ethnic groups. And medical circles had no answers.
At the age of 16 I was an active TB victim with the need to work to support my mother and little hope for a long life. The city`s TB clinic, in an effort to protect my family and friends, advised me to keep my dishes, clothes, etc., separate and change my lifestyle from an athletic teenager to a more quiet life. It took a lot of time, pain and discipline, but today I am a 75-year-old in good health.
Compare that with the attitude of today`s AIDS victims who hide their affliction. As carriers they show no desire to protect friends or the public and refuse to alter their lifestyle. They fight for money for education and research and claim civil rights to remain anonymous. It is time the courts compel them to identify themselves as carriers in order to protect the public, plus punish them when they expose innocent people to infection.
![Nine children – so far – are at the center of an investigation into an Arlington Heights school nurse’s alleged “misuse” of prescription medications that were supposed to be administered to students. The probe comes after a student at Westgate Elementary School in the northwest suburb was found to have fentanyl in their system, according to authorities. “On Monday evening, April 22, an Arlington Heights School District 25 administrator was made aware of concerns and documentation regarding a licensed registered nurse at Westgate and the potential misuse of prescription medication intended for specific student use,” SD25 officials stated in a […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/08/29/ZX4PDTQIHJBE7KWML7VWKY4TP4.jpg?w=535 "Nine children – so far – are at the center of an investigation into an Arlington Heights school nurse’s alleged “misuse” of prescription medications that were supposed to be administered to students. The probe comes after a student at Westgate Elementary School in the northwest suburb was found to have fentanyl in their system, according to authorities. “On Monday evening, April 22, an Arlington Heights School District 25 administrator was made aware of concerns and documentation regarding a licensed registered nurse at Westgate and the potential misuse of prescription medication intended for specific student use,” SD25 officials stated in a […]")