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We used quarantine as a public health measure to control leprosy by containing lepers in leper colonies," says this proposal, "and we used isolation in TB sanatoria to control the spread of tuberculosis. Why can't we do the same with HIV+ people to control the spread of AIDS? If all HIV+ persons were off in their own communities, then the rest of us would not have to worry so much about becoming infected. After all, that's what they did in Cuba, isn't it? " Just to briefly clarify the terminology, such a public health policy is actually more properly termed "isolation" than "quarantine".

Ewald. The Evolution of Infectious Disease (Oxford University Press, 1994), p 170. J. Mann, D. Tarantola and T. Netter, eds. , p 33. In a chapter on non infectious immunosuppressive agents, Robert Root-Bernstein makes it clear that the overuse of antibiotics, for example, has been shown to cause temporary immunosuppression: It is certainly well established that most antibiotics can cause immune suppression when used in acute, high doses or at moderate doses taken over long periods of time. Many reports were published during the 1950s that high doses of penicillin compounds often resulted in opportunistic infections with various fungi and yeasts, such as Candida albicans .

Prevention is better than cure. " M. D. Grmek MD, PhD. History of AIDS: Emergence and Origin of a Modern Pandemic. Trans. , p 186. 3. J. Lederberg, "Pandemic as Natural Evolutionary Phenomenon," in A. Mack, ed. , pp 29-30. 4. L. M. Simons. " The Seattle Times 8 August 1994. Will it Ever Slow Down? " P. Ewald. The Evolution of Infectious Disease (Oxford University Press, 1994), p 170. J. Mann, D. Tarantola and T. Netter, eds. , p 33. In a chapter on non infectious immunosuppressive agents, Robert Root-Bernstein makes it clear that the overuse of antibiotics, for example, has been shown to cause temporary immunosuppression: It is certainly well established that most antibiotics can cause immune suppression when used in acute, high doses or at moderate doses taken over long periods of time.

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