Re: 6th case of sarcoidosis is confirmed

[Guest guest]

This reminds me of a documentary about the finding of King Tutu's

tomb (I think Tutu was his name)...but anyway, after the findings of

his tomb in the early 1900's it was thought there was a great curse

for distrubing his tomb. People started dying and becoming very

ill. One man died within months of a lung disease. Just about all

who were involved in this great find ended up dying very

shortly....for so long it was just considered a curse.

Not too long ago, I was watching a different documentary about the

curse of King Tutu and according to this last show, it is now

believed and being proven that those who came in contact with King

Tutu tomb were not cursed as earlier thought, but they all became

ill with fungus from handling the remains of objects and mummys

1000's of years old.

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

wrote:

>

> 6th case of sarcoidosis is confirmed

> MATT TUTHILL, Staff Writer

>

> http://www.benningtonbanner.com/headlines/ci_4207555

>

> Vermont

>

> Saturday, August 19

> BENNINGTON — The state Department of Health will be conducting

tests

> for mold, endotoxins, carbon dioxide and beryllium in the state

> building on Veterans Memorial Drive beginning next week.

> The tests come in response to a meeting of the Vermont State

> Employees Association held earlier this month. During the meeting,

> employees expressed concern to the health department and the

state's

> Department of Buildings and General Services about potential

health

> hazards within the building. At the time, there were five

confirmed

> cases of sarcoidosis among building workers. The health department

> said that two weeks ago the number climbed to six.

>

> Sarcoidosis is a rare inflammation of the lungs that, if left

> untreated, can spread to other organs in the body and cause

> permanent damage. Rare cases have resulted in death and there is

no

> known cause. However, studies have shown that workers in the

> aerospace industry are more susceptible to contract the ailment

due

> to exposure to beryllium, a lightweight metal used in the

> construction of missiles, spacecraft and satellites.

>

> VSEA field representative Gretchen Naylor said the employees

> association is " extremely concerned " about the growing number of

> cases. As more employees recognize the symptoms associated with

> sarcoidosis and get tested, Naylor added, it's reasonable to

believe

> the number of cases may continue to rise.

>

> " We're going to aggressively pursue the state to see that no stone

> is left unturned and we get to the bottom of this, " Naylor said

> Friday. " There is a growing sense of panic amongst employees as

more

> cases are confirmed. "

>

> One state employee, who agreed to speak on the condition of

> anonymity, said employees are frustrated with the health

> department's response to the sarcoidosis problem.

>

> " The one question I've been asking the state is how many cases is

it

> going to take to get people out of this building, " the employee

> said.

>

> Lynn Blevins, a state epidemiologist, said the health department

is

> doing all it can. A health survey of all current employees was

> completed Tuesday, she said, but processing the information into

> coherent data is a time-consuming process.

>

> Naylor said the building tests will run from Aug. 23 to Aug. 30.

The

> VSEA, she said, has been told the test results will be available

in

> late September or early October.

>

> The anonymous employee said the testing is a step in the right

> direction, but continuing to work while tests are being conducted

> has made some employees feel like " lab rats. "

>