Friday 11 April 2014

Court order sought to force Illinois man with infectious TB to stay home

By Barbara Goldberg CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois judge and his entire courtroom are set to don protective masks at a hearing on Friday to decide whether to order a disobedient patient with infectious tuberculosis to wear an ankle bracelet and stay home alone. The patient, who is in his 20s, is slated to appear at the court proceeding that may end up looking more like a scene out of the 2011 medical thriller movie "Contagion." Since Christian Mbemba Ibana was diagnosed in March with active pulmonary tuberculosis, he was ordered to stay home on his own and await a nurse's daily visit to administer medication, said Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Administrator Julie Pryde. Unlike some forms of multi-drug resistant TB, active pulmonary tuberculosis responds to drug therapy. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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