The Patient As Victim And Vector: Ethics and Infectious Disease
The Patient as Victim and Vector examines the ethical challenges raised by infectious disease. Focusing on the patient’s dual position as both a person harmed by illness and a potential source of transmission, Margaret P. Battin addresses questions relevant to medical ethics and public health.
About This Book
The Patient as Victim and Vector considers ethical issues connected with infectious disease.
Its title highlights two perspectives on the patient: as someone affected by illness and as a possible source of transmission.
Margaret P. Battin presents a framework for thinking about the responsibilities, risks, and moral questions that arise in this context.
The book is suited to readers interested in medical ethics, infectious disease, and public health.
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