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Court Ordered TB Treatment in Seattle & King County

Posted on November 02, 2015

Blog: National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

On October 23, King County Superior Court in Washington issued an order for home detention and treatment of a potentially contagious individual infected with tuberculosis (TB). TB is treatable with antibiotics, although the treatment generally lasts for months and may start with an isolation period to prevent the spread of the disease, which can be threatening […]

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