behind me. what s happening inside there could impact people all over the world. think of this as a quarantine tent many of them tuberculosis, which is why we re going to wear a mask like this. you stay about 10 feet away you ll be okay. and sunlight kills the bacteria, as well, but once we go inside, you have to wear a mask like th this. she s 20 years old, we ve spoken to her already. you take a look at her, she s obviously had a lot of difficulty since the quake. she lost her home. she also lost her medications, which puts her at high risk of developing drug-resistant tuberculosis. how are you feeling? there s a lot of things doctors pay attention to.
she lost her home. she also lost her medications, which puts her at high risk of developing drug-resistant tuberculosis. how are you feeling? there s a lot of things doctors pay attention to. syndia, it s hot outside, but the sweating is more than that. her lips are so chapped, as well. you can see just from the dehydration, hard to tell, but she s breathing quickly. seems to have difficulty breathing. it is a disease of the lungs. what brought her in here was the dramatic loss of weight. look at her arms. she s lost so much weight. malnutrition, difficulty eating, that happens, as well. a lot of these patience, including syndia say after the earthquake they ve lost so much, also her medication. she couldn t take her medications for a period of time. what s the big risk? one, of course, we worry about the most, building up drug resistance.
the life-saving part, the heroic part has gone a lot better. people are getting more of the procedures they need. not perfect, but better. the real problem now, i think, is sort of what happens to these patients after they leave. an amputation patient in the states would be in the hospital and in an icu, perhaps, general care floor, getting rehabilitation afterwards, getting prosthetics fit, and refit. most of that is not going to happen. you were here today, anderson, that s where a lot of these patients are going to end up. we re going to have a lot more with sanjay throughout the hour. sanjay went over to the hospital at the threat of tuberculosis. as i said, most of the people, 500,000 people are living in these tent cities that sprung up immediately after the earthquake. we ve been watching this one literally grow over our eyes over the last several weeks. literally all over the city of port-au-prince.
it just takes a little while to kind of make it your own. so we re a work in progress. but i m a little steadier tonight. no vomiting. no. that s good. always a good thing for a debut. i think i might have vomited my debut on 360. it helps when you re an anchor not to do that. yes, exactly. at least not on camera. again, thanks for being with us tonight. just ahead, we re going to focus on tuberculosis. a serious problem before the quake, now the threat may be bigger. sanjay gupta investigates that. i work for a different insurance company. my auto policy s just getting a little too expensive. with progressive, you get the name your price option, so we build a policy to fit your budget. wow! the price gun. ah! wish we had this. we d just tell people what to pay. yeah, we re the only ones that do. i love your insurance! bill? tom? hey! it s an office party! the freedom to name your price. only from progressive. call or click today.
procedures they need. not perfect, but better. the real problem now, i think, is sort of what happens to these patients after they leave. an amputation patient in the states would be in the hospital and in an icu, perhaps, general care floor, getting rehabilitation afterwards, g getting prosthetics fit, and refit. most of that is not going to happen. you were here today, anderson, that s where a lot of these patients are going to end up. we re going to have a lot more with sanjay throughout the hour. sanjay went over to the hospital at the threat of tuberculosis. as i said, most of the people, 500,000 people are living in these tent cities that sprung up immediately after the earthquake. we ve been watching this one literally grow over our eyes over the last several weeks. literally all over the city of port-au-prince. and they ve become much more like permanent settlements now. we wanted to show you what it s like inside one of these tent