Tb Disease Causes
Any infectious illness has causes that is probably obvious for the people such as viruses and bacteria. Also, the disease affects the human life by influencing the people who are related to the patient. One of these dangerous illnesses is tuberculosis, which has one cause that leads the patient to a fatal condition. According to the American Lung Association, "not everyone who is infected with the TB germ develops TB disease." [1] Therefore, tuberculosis has many risk factors that help the process of developing the disease. TB disease has one cause, a strong effect on the patient, and a social effect. There is only one obvious cause for tuberculosis disease, which is a bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria
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There are many physical effects of TB disease such as heart disorders. In addition, the tuberculosis affect the tissues that surround the heart. Also, the joint damage is another serious effect of tuberculosis, and the patients with this effect have many problems in the hips and knees. The TB treatments such as drugs have a dangerous side effects, which is a permanent effect. For example, the patient lose the normal color of the skin and appear with a yellow color (jaundice). Moreover, loses of appetite is another serious effect of the treatments. The TB disease has a strong effect on the patient's life. The TB patients face many problems that are social, economic, and mental effect. In addition, the physical effects can cause a lot of psychological disorders to the patient because of the severe pain, which the patient has for a long time. The patients with TB disease are not social because they have to stay alone in a quarantine away from their families and friends.
According to the PMC, " tuberculosis is a disease with social implications due to the stigma attached to it which is evident from the lower scores of cases in psychological and social domains." [3] When the patients stay away from their families, they obtain a psychological disorders such as depression. Furthermore, there are an economic problems due to the expensive prices of treatments and the medical
There are many physical effects of TB disease such as heart disorders. In addition, the tuberculosis affect the tissues that surround the heart. Also, the joint damage is another serious effect of tuberculosis, and the patients with this effect have many problems in the hips and knees. The TB treatments such as drugs have a dangerous side effects, which is a permanent effect. For example, the patient lose the normal color of the skin and appear with a yellow color (jaundice). Moreover, loses of appetite is another serious effect of the treatments. The TB disease has a strong effect on the patient's life. The TB patients face many problems that are social, economic, and mental effect. In addition, the physical effects can cause a lot of psychological disorders to the patient because of the severe pain, which the patient has for a long time. The patients with TB disease are not social because they have to stay alone in a quarantine away from their families and friends.
According to the PMC, " tuberculosis is a disease with social implications due to the stigma attached to it which is evident from the lower scores of cases in psychological and social domains." [3] When the patients stay away from their families, they obtain a psychological disorders such as depression. Furthermore, there are an economic problems due to the expensive prices of treatments and the medical