Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:02 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:02:25 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has said the state can't afford to expand its already-strained Medicaid program to include 650,000 more residents, but his administration is studying ways otherMore >>
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has said the state can't afford to expand its already-strained Medicaid program to include 650,000 more residents.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:18 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:18:58 GMT
Dougherty County Police say tips called in by WALB News Ten viewers led them to charge a Baconton man for a hit and run over the weekend. Dougherty County Police issued arrest warrants Tuesday for 50More >>
Dougherty County Police say tips called in by WALB News Ten viewers led them to charge a Baconton man for a hit and run over the weekend.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:18 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:18:53 GMT
Downtown Albany will be full of cyclists from all over the Southeast flying through the streets this weekend. The SB&T Bike Race will be held there to kick off the Southeast Regional Series moving throughMore >>
Downtown Albany will be full of cyclists from all over the Southeast flying through the streets this weekend. The SB&T Bike Race will kick off the Southeast Regional Series.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:38:58 GMT
New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches. Right now, officials are looking at bids for food vendors. TheyMore >>
New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:34 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:34:05 GMT
Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him. They spoke to the Pelham School board saying former Pelham Elementary School teacher BobbyMore >>
Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him.More >>
May 22, 2007
Terrell County- A Terrell County man with Tuberculosis remains quarantined as the fight over who will transport him to a South Carolina hospital continues.
Forty one year old Michael Greene is being held in quarantine at the Dougherty County Jail because he refused to follow a health department order to stay indoors or wear a mask. TB is a contagious and potentially deadly respiratory illness. Sixteen people out of every 100,000 in Georgia have TB, but not every infection produces an active case. You can test for it by placing a solution under the skin and waiting 48 hours to see if a person has a reaction. It usually attacks the lungs.
"If you can consider what an apple will look like when it has that brown rot on it, you're lungs look very similar to that kind of narcosis. That's a good way to make an analogy for the layperson, that you're lungs will look like that if you're not treated and that's what causes death," said Dan Staib, RN, Infectious Disease Program Director.
Without treatment, a TB patient can die. The Heath Department had a court order issued to Sheriff John Bowens to transport Greene to a South Carolina hospital for treatment. Bowens refused, calling it a liability for his department.
Monday, a judge ordered both sides to reach an agreement or he would issue a binding ruling.
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