"TB's Return"

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"TB's Return"

Time (12/21/92) Vol. 140, No. 25, P. 25

Abstract: Due to the combination of the AIDS epidemic and breakdowns in public health services, the rate of tuberculosis has escalated 25 percent since 1984, when 22,000 cases were reported in the United States. Physicians from the American Lung Association and the Centers for Disease Control now suggest a series of more aggressive countermeasures to thwart a general outbreak of TB, some new strains of which are particularly virulent. They advise more extensive screening for TB infection among high-risk groups, including children, hospital patients, and the homeless. Since people with depleted immune systems are especially vulnerable to TB, the physicians also recommend that anyone who lives in close contact with a TB patient should also be tested for HIV infection. And as a last resort, the health experts recommend mandatory quarantine for those TB patients who neglect to routinely take their treatment and, consequently, are a threat to their fellow citizens.

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