Colo. Hospital Strict With TB Patient
DENVER - The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; it was born in an age in which thousands suffering from "consumption" trekked to Colorado's high, dry air in hopes of a cure.
Andrew Speaker, 31, arrived at Denver's National Jewish Medical and Research Center on Thursday. He was quarantined Friday, after his return from his European honeymoon, in the first such action taken by the federal government since 1963.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, thousands flocked to Denver and Colorado Springs, believing their illness could be cured in part by the state's fresh air. …
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