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THE WEEK, Page 25HEALTH & SCIENCETB's Return
Health officials say it's time to shut down the resurgent killer
In part because of the emergence of AIDS, in part because of
breakdowns in public health services, the incidence of
tuberculosis has jumped 25% since 1984, when 22,000 cases were
documented in the U.S. Physicians from the American Lung
Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
now recommend a series of more aggressive counter measures to
prevent a general outbreak of TB, some new strains of which are
particularly virulent.
At the top of the recommended list is more extensive
screening for TB infection among high-risk groups, including
children, hospital patients and the homeless. Because people
with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to TB,
the doctors also advise that anyone who lives in close contact
with a TB patient should also be screened for AIDS-spawning HIV.
For those tubercular patients who refuse treatment, thereby
needlessly endangering their fellow citizens, the health experts
recommend mandatory quarantine as a last resort.