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17 Dec 09
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8419113.stm
Anthrax has been found in two heroin users from Glasgow - one of whom has died in hospital.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the man died in the city's Victoria Infirmary on Wednesday. A woman being treated there has also tested positive.
A second man with "serious soft tissue infections" is being tested at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Police believe contaminated heroin or a contaminated cutting agent may be responsible for the infections.
Dr Syed Ahmed, consultant in public health medicine, said: "I urge all drug injecting heroin users to be extremely alert and to seek urgent medical advice if they experienced an infection.
"While this section of the community need to be on their guard the risk to the rest of the population - including close family members of the infected cases - is negligible.
"It is extremely rare for anthrax to be spread from person to person and there is no significant risk of airborne transmission from one person to another."
Anthrax is a bacterial infection usually found in hoofed animals
The health board said it would investigate cases of drug injecting heroin users who presents with serious soft tissue infections now or during the last four weeks.
Anthrax is an acute bacterial infection most commonly found in hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep and goats.
It normally infects humans when they inhale or ingest anthrax spores, but cannot be passed from person to person.
The last death from anthrax in Scotland was in 2006 when Christopher Norris died after inhaling the spores.
The 50-year-old craftsman, from Stobs, near Hawick, made drums with materials such as untreated animal hides.
Last November, drum-maker Fernando Gomez, who is thought to have inhaled anthrax spores while handling imported animal skins, died in hospital in London.
The 35-year-old Spanish folk musician had been in the intensive care unit for several days.
Perhaps the cutting habit will spread to all the other users.
That will cut crime a bit.
Anthrax has been found in two heroin users from Glasgow - one of whom has died in hospital.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the man died in the city's Victoria Infirmary on Wednesday. A woman being treated there has also tested positive.
A second man with "serious soft tissue infections" is being tested at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Police believe contaminated heroin or a contaminated cutting agent may be responsible for the infections.
Dr Syed Ahmed, consultant in public health medicine, said: "I urge all drug injecting heroin users to be extremely alert and to seek urgent medical advice if they experienced an infection.
"While this section of the community need to be on their guard the risk to the rest of the population - including close family members of the infected cases - is negligible.
"It is extremely rare for anthrax to be spread from person to person and there is no significant risk of airborne transmission from one person to another."
Anthrax is a bacterial infection usually found in hoofed animals
The health board said it would investigate cases of drug injecting heroin users who presents with serious soft tissue infections now or during the last four weeks.
Anthrax is an acute bacterial infection most commonly found in hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep and goats.
It normally infects humans when they inhale or ingest anthrax spores, but cannot be passed from person to person.
The last death from anthrax in Scotland was in 2006 when Christopher Norris died after inhaling the spores.
The 50-year-old craftsman, from Stobs, near Hawick, made drums with materials such as untreated animal hides.
Last November, drum-maker Fernando Gomez, who is thought to have inhaled anthrax spores while handling imported animal skins, died in hospital in London.
The 35-year-old Spanish folk musician had been in the intensive care unit for several days.
Perhaps the cutting habit will spread to all the other users.
That will cut crime a bit.
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if they did it to netto economy burgers the council estates would be wiped out in a week :(
not nec. deliberate - the pure heroin could have been smuggled into the country inside an infected animal carcass
yeahyeahwhatever 17 Dec 18:29
not nec. deliberate - the pure heroin could have been smuggled into the country inside an infected animal carcass
Either way, I'm happy.
not nec. deliberate - the pure heroin could have been smuggled into the country inside an infected animal carcass
Either way, I'm happy.
You may be able to fit them into a dead elephant but I very much doubt it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI83RFPXw5s&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI83RFPXw5s&feature=channel
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