Official: Man has less severe form of TB
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070703/ap_on_he_me/tubercolosis_infection"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070703/capt.7cf8f2af8a3d4d92b868c47d4a1bc0a9.tuberculosis_infection_ny108.jpg?x=111&y=130&sig=ECE_684ziDZQVCykyCkAcg--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="This file handout photo released by the Public Affairs Office of the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, shows tuberculosis patient Andrew Speaker in his isolation room at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Doctors treating the Atlanta attorney with tuberculosis who touched off an international health scare have decided to reclassify his type of TB, officials said Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Doctors scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon to announce the change in the widely publicized case. (AP Photo/Public Affairs Office of National Jewish Medical and Research Center, William Alsetter, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - The globe-trotting American lawyer who caused an international public health incident with his travels while infected with a dangerous form of tuberculosis has a less severe form of the disease, a federal health official said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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