Reply #19: Sounds like he didn't have any evidence it was a big deal. [View All]

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Now, mind you, even with the run-of-the-mill TB I wouldn't go on my honeymoon unless I was well into the course of antibiotics for the stuff.

"The son-in-law said in a newspaper interview that he knew he had TB when he flew from Atlanta to Europe in mid-May for his wedding and honeymoon, but that he did not find out until he was already in Rome that it was an extensively drug-resistant strain considered especially dangerous.

"Despite warnings from federal health officials not to board another long flight, he flew home for treatment, fearing he wouldn't survive if he didn't reach the U.S., he said."

On the other hand, I wonder what his options were in Italy--obviously he'd have to send his wife home alone, but then what? Spend the weeks necessary for treatment in a hospital in Rome? Rent an apartment or long-term motel room?