Brady Gannon
Artifact 7
Tuberculosis is extremely deadly as we have seen from the film “The Silent Killer” and it has been known to take the lives of the loved ones of the infected. It has been referred to as the “lover’s disease” because family members who take care of their sick loved ones often contract the disease themselves. TB is extremely dangerous in how fast it sneaks up on its victims, and how painful the treatment is. The side effects to the treatment alone are enough for many victims to give up and lose their fight to TB. TB is also extremely difficult to diagnose, which is the cause for its high mortality and morbidity rate, the delayed diagnosis requires expert clinical experience that isn’t often on hand.
People are particularly susceptible to TB in crowded areas, as seen in Philadelphia and New York City in the early 20th century. Immigrants who travel together and live together in tight, close quarters are more likely to get TB as well as people who live in poorly ventilated buildings where the disease can manifest itself in the lungs much easier. To conquer this disease once and for all we must get a better understanding as to how it becomes drug resistant and combat its resistance. We also need to figure out how to more quickly diagnose TB in order to begin treating it sooner.
Help Received: Powerpoint
“silent killer” film
Class discussion