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REPORT: California man charged & jailed for refusing treatment for Tuberculosis

A California man, Armando Rodriguez (34), has been charged and arrested for refusing to adhere to treatment for tuberculosis.

He had failed to take eight doses in just 47 days, according to KTLA-TV.

Reports say the man refused to take medication for tuberculosis because he didn’t want to risk liver damage. He said he had alcohol and methamphetamine and was concerned that TB medication would affect his liver.

“Rodriguez is charged with failing [...]