Ethical Dilemmas in Protecting Individual Rights versus Public Protection in the Case of Infectious Diseases

Infectious diseases—including emerging and re-emerging diseases such as Ebola and tuberculosis—continue to be important causes of morbidity and mortality in the globalizing, contemporary world. This article discusses the ethical issues associated with protecting the rights of individuals versus the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kai-Lit Phua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/IDRT.S11205