From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Subject: Re: tuberculosis
Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science
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In article <206@ky3b.UUCP> km@ky3b.pgh.pa.us (Ken Mitchum) writes:
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>I found out that tuberculosis appears to be the only MEDICAL (as oppsed to psychiatric)
>condition that one can be committed for, and this is because very specific laws were
>enacted many years ago regarding tb. I am certain these vary from state to state.

I think in Illinois venereal disease (the old ones, not AIDS) was included.
Syphillis was, for sure.




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