Posted by garnet71 on January 29, 2009, at 20:52:45 [reposted on January 29, 2009, at 22:09:37 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Lyme disease and psychological problems » garnet71, posted by Phillipa on January 29, 2009, at 20:44:45
> CDC advises docs that antibiotic theraphy is not needed for post lyme syndrome. I feel they feel too expensive. Phillipa
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Okay, this is intuitive only - I've given this some thought and I think what's behind it is the CDC worried about overuse of antibiotics - so they feel it is ok to sacrifice the Lyme suffers rather than overuse antibiotics that may lead to more bacterial tolerances and consequences on society.
Government action is usually based on moral consequentialism - not virtue. You can derive this conclusion from analyzing history from a philosophical perspective.
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