re tuberculosis in article mar news columbia edu jhl cunixa cc columbia edu jonathan h lin writes i was wondering what steps are being taken to prevent the spread of multi drug resistant tuberculosis i ve heard that some places are thinking of incarcerating those with the disease doesn t this violate the civil rights of these individuals are there any legal precedents for such action who knows in this legal climate but there is tremendous legal precendent for forcibly quarantining tb patients in sanitariums yrs ago it was done all the time it has been done sporadically all along in patients who won t take their medicine if you have tb you may find yourself under surveilence of the public health department and you may find they have the legal power to insist you make your clinic visits gordon banks n jxp skepticism is the chastity of the intellect and geb cadre dsl pitt edu it is shameful to surrender it too soon
