Scenario: A man carrying a contagious strain of tuberculosis (TB) that is resistant to current medicine regimes used to treat TB boards a plane in Atlanta, Georgia against the warnings of his doctors, flys to Europe, spends time in Greece, France,and Italy, marrys and returns to North America through Canada and back to the US. It happened and the man is currently in a hospital with an armed guard at his door to ensure he does not escape. He has effectively been quarantined; the first such quarantine issued by the US government since 1963.
Currently there is a debate ongoing about exactly what the man was told. He states that he was advised against flying while health authorities state that he was told not to fly. Currenlty health agencies the world over are attempting to locate those who were on the planes with him to ensure they are TB free or to isolate them if they test positive. The man admits that he was told by Italian authorities to turn himself in, but he instead snuck back into the US by way of Canada. This reminds me of Stephen King's The Stand.
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Some questions:
-If those who were exposed to him turn up sick, with what responsibility should this man be burdened?
-If you were in his shoes- a long planed wedding in a foreign country, would you call it off until you are well, or do what he did? He states he was advised against travel- not forbade to travel.
-Do you find that selfishness appears to be the motive for endangering a multitude of lives?
-What are your thoughts on why TB has developed a medication resistant strain? Do you think we over use antibiotics?
-Do you think that one day we will see this type of terrorism in addition to suicide bombers?
-Why would he endanger his own wife's life by subjecting her to TB during their wedding and honeymoon?
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