[TML] New 3d computer simulation design: systems and suns

[Knapp]

On Jan 2, 2008 11:36 AM, <shadow at shadowgard.com> wrote:

> On 30 Dec 2007 at 14:55, Knapp wrote:
>
> > On Dec 29, 2007 9:34 PM,  <shadow at shadowgard.com> wrote:
> > > On 29 Dec 2007 at 14:58, Knapp wrote:
> > >
> > > > Another way they spread is sexual contact. Drunk and horny but have
> > > > the clap? Found a great one night stand at port? Just forget about
> it
> > > > and do it anyway. Who will catch you?
> > >
> > > The public health department on your next trip thru...
> > >
> > > "You've got a crewman named Joe Smithers? And he had leave here on
> > > 053-1109?"
> > >
> > > "Yeah?"
> > >
> > > "Right. Your ship is under quarantine, and you will all have to be
> > > tested. And your cargo is impounded until testing is done. Then we'll
> > > assess the fines...."
> > >
> > > If you don't co-operate, it's *amazing* how "intrusive" and
> > > uncomfortable those medical tests can get...
> > >
> > > Starports *do* keep records. And the odds are good that they'll
> > > include decent photos or the equivalent.
> > >
> > > So when Joe's infected partner goes in for treatment, the doc will
> > > refer him or her to Public Health for a contact list to be obtained.
> > >
> > > Because there *will* be some things that can get nasty, this sort of
> > > behavior will be looked on *very* dimly on a lot of worlds.
> > > --
> > > Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
> > > shadow at shadowgard dot com
> >
> > The other side of this is that crew might not know he has something.
> > Then unless you have sickness screening build into the entry search
> > disease could come in. Responsibility could be hard to prove too. If
> > the partner had multiple partners or was in some other way not able to
> > remember who they were with. You wake up look over and think who is
> > that? MAN WHAT A HEADACHE. I'm out a here. Thank god they are still
> > sleeping. Maybe DNA tracking much not much else would work unless it
> > was a really high tech place with a high law level.
>
> You can test people even after they are "over" the disease. And the
> strains usually diverge enough that you can tell that the person had
> the same strain the local patient had.
>
> So once you have suspicion, a simple test will confirm it.
>
> It doesn't work all the time, but it works fairly well here.
>
>
> --
> Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
> shadow at shadowgard dot com
>

I would go with that provided the disease is known or closely related to a
know one and the suspicion is accurate.
Douglas E Knapp