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Angelfish
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 Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:52 pm Post subject: Tuberculosis |
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| If you get it can they deny you a Visa renewal if you are already in the country? |
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Apsara
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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| How would they know you had it? There is no health check requirement for a visa extension. |
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Angelfish
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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Because one of my dumb-ass students announced tonight that his coworker is being tested for some pretty nasty strain of it (which has progressed to some form of cancer) and that he has to be tested for it later this week. If it turns out he's also infected, then I and my coworkers and his classmate will have to get check-ups twice a month for the next two years.
I don't know, is that something they could find out with a bit of digging? |
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furiousmilksheikali
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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Location: In a coffee shop, splitting a 30,000 yen tab with Sekiguchi.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Angelfish wrote: |
| Because one of my dumb-ass students announced tonight that his coworker is being tested for some pretty nasty strain of it (which has progressed to some form of cancer) and that he has to be tested for it later this week. |
I was nice of him to turn up to class and expose you too! I honestly think there are students in this country who believe thinking should be done by other people and will continue on in their own routines obliviously.
Anyway, I don't think you have anything to worry about, as far as the visa is concerned, as it won't appear on any of the documents that you need to submit for your visa. |
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MrCAPiTUL
Joined: 06 Feb 2006
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Location: Taipei, Taiwan
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I think I'd be more worried about having the disease than my visa. Having that said, I dont think you will have much to worry about in terms of catching it or the visa. even though it is an airborn disease, it takes quick a bit of exposure over a prolonged period of time. I only know this because my friends mother worked at a TB clinic. A few encounters in a classroom probably wont harm you. |
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bearcat
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Angelfish wrote: |
| ...his coworker is being tested for some pretty nasty strain of it (which has progressed to some form of cancer) |
TB does not progress into cancer. Read up on TB. |
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Angelfish
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| bearcat wrote: |
| Angelfish wrote: |
| ...his coworker is being tested for some pretty nasty strain of it (which has progressed to some form of cancer) |
TB does not progress into cancer. Read up on TB. |
Well, I tried to read up on it and didn't find anything like that, but I'm just telling you what this guy told me. I'm in English teacher, not a doctor, so I'm not gonna automatically know stuff like this. |
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Gypsy Rose Kim
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:32 am Post subject: |
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| furiousmilksheikali wrote: |
I was nice of him to turn up to class and expose you too! |
I also like it when they wear one of those masks out on the street so nobody catches anything off them, and then they take it off when they're sitting three feet away from you for an hour or so. |
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