[rwfromkansas]

"In another case, officials had to take a TB patient to court to ensure that medicines were being taken."

The bastard should have been shot on the spot for endangering national security through his selfishness.

[Judith Anne]

Absolutely not, rw, and I hope you were being sarcastic. However, he may or may not have infected others by his selfishness. TB IS contagious.

In the case of possible airborne contagion in SARS, I cannot condone extreme measures either. What I wish for is treatment, which is at most supportive at this point, for everyone who may come down with the illness.

In the US, in the past, quarantine has been used effectively and may be used presently and in the future for certain illnesses, SARS included. My prayer is that those who may be quarantined understand the importance of and the purpose of such a quarantine, and adhere to it, for the protection of people such as yourself, and myself, and all of those we hold dear.