Pink Eye

When Becky brought her two small children to the battered women's shelter, she never thought that she would be putting her children at risk of contagious airborne diseases. It was her first night there, when Casey walked in with her four month old and three year old sons carelessly stating that her four month old had just been diagnosed with pinkeye as she handed the baby to another resident, Michelle, to hold until she signed …

…Quarantining must be considered for every infectious disease regardless if it is airborne or through sexual contact, every citizen should be given the freedom to walk in society without constantly questioning their safety from careless individuals who are withholding information on their illness. Serious infectious diseases should not be taken lightly. To one citizen it may be a case of just carrying the disease without inflection but to the next citizen it may mean death.