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Gab122
08-27-2016, 08:45 AM
I was going over the FAQ at the Vasculitis Foundation website and saw this: thought I'd share. Good info.

"Patients immunosuppressed due to treatment for vasculitis do not need to take extraordinary precautions to avoid infection, the way patients with severe AIDS or recent bone-marrow transplants do. Participation in employment and recreational activities are strongly encouraged. It is probably wise to avoid undercooked meat and a few very specific activities: travel to a country with a high rate of tuberculosis, extensive rehab of an old house, cleaning a central air-conditioning system, exploration of caves inhabited by bats, extensive exposure to soil in the southwest US or Ohio river valley."

Vasculitis Foundation » Please discuss reasonable precautions to take to prevent infections when immunosuppressed. (http://www.vasculitisfoundation.org/mcm_faq/please-discuss-reasonable-precautions-to-take-to-prevent-infections-when-immunosuppressed-but-otherwise-well-enough-to-participate-in-employment-recreation-etc/)

Middlesista
08-27-2016, 09:39 AM
Thanks for posting Gab!