Can you imagine lying in a tiny white room, scared, alone and unable to see your family? This is what thousands of people must endure every year when they are sent to asylums or isolated hospital rooms due to tuberculosis. (Dekker 6) Tuberculosis is a deadly and excruciating disease that causes severe agony not only to the patient, but to the family. Our society should do everything in its power to help those suffering from tuberculosis and to prevent recurrences.
Although there is a cure for tuberculosis, many people in the world are still suffering from it, particularly those in the poorer countries where proper medical attention is not available. The estimated mortality rate for tuberculosis in 2005 is around 60% which is about 1800 deaths worldwide. (Thomas 21) This is an incredible amount of deaths, considering that tuberculosis has a recovery rate of 83% if medical assistance is provided early. (nlm) An interesting fact surrounding the illness of tuberculosis is that......
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