Tuberculosis And Its Impact On Society

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In modern day society, Tuberculosis is presumed to not be the devastating pathogen it once was. However, being a disease from mainly Mycobacterium bacteria, tuberculosis is the second most killing disease in the world from a single infectious agent despite being curable (McNamee, 2014). Evidently, a report in 2013 shows 9 million people who have developed TB, with 1.5 million of this population dying from it (McNamee, 2014). Despite great efforts to control the spread of TB, it is still has the same impact on the world via social justice issues, antibiotic resistance, and human activities, which help it grow.

First, are social justice issues such as poverty and poor standards which result in Tuberculosis still being a potent threat in the

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