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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 ...

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...

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. s...

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 litt...

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 peop...