Communicable disease control: The Intertwining of Public Health Measures and Ethical Dilemmas

Yilin Quan

doi:10.47297/wspbdsWSP2752-630516.20250501

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Communicable disease control: The Intertwining of Public Health Measures and Ethical Dilemmas

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Communicable disease control: The Intertwining of Public Health Measures and Ethical Dilemmas
Communicable disease control: The Intertwining of Public Health Measures and Ethical Dilemmas
Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyun City, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, 558000
Vol. 5, Issue 1, Pages: 70-74(2025)
Published：19 March 2025
DOI：10.47297/wspbdsWSP2752-630516.20250501
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Quan Yilin.Communicable disease control: The Intertwining of Public Health Measures and Ethical Dilemmas[J].Biomedical Data Science,2025,05(01):70-74.
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Quan Yilin.Communicable disease control: The Intertwining of Public Health Measures and Ethical Dilemmas[J].Biomedical Data Science,2025,05(01):70-74. DOI： 10.47297/wspbdsWSP2752-630516.20250501.

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This paper delves into the communicable disease control in Hong Kong and mainland China from the perspectives of public health and ethics. It first introduces Hong Kong's public health law

policies

and organizational structure for disease control. Then

it applies theories such as Utilitarianism

Deontology

Communitarianism

and Libertarianism to justify infectious disease control measures

including coercive methods like isolation and quarantine. Through the analysis of real - world cases of SARS and H7N9

it demonstrates the effectiveness of control measures. The research shows that communicable disease control is a vital part of public health. Although some measures may interfere with individual freedoms

they are justifiable based on specific moral principles in different situations. The moral foundation of these control policies is relatively solid

and they have positive effects in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.

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