UVaWahoo
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The biggest issue here is whether or not it is constitutionally legal to "imprision" a US Citizen without their consent for a non criminal incident.
With the understanding that Ebola is a physical condition, as it relates to mental conditions, one can be institutionalized if one is found to be an endangerment to themselves, and more importantly, to others. By some sort of extension, I would hope the same would apply to physical disease endangerment as well.
My concern with our approach to Ebola is that it appears certain assumptions are being made based on our current knowledge of the disease. From what I can gleam, there is still a lot to be confirmed regrading its transmission and treatment protocols. We should not be making decisions based on the perception that the chances are low. They may, indeed, be low, but low still denotes a possibility-a possibility that must be recognized regarding not only how we treat but who we treat as well. For all we know, the virus could be mutating. Even without such circumstances as Ebola, infection control under normal circumstance, is one of the most difficult concerns for a hospital to address.