Artifact 6: Tuberculosis- the People’s Plague
The author’s statement about Tuberculosis is correct in that there are societal factors which affect infection rates and that these factors need to be understood in order to eradicate the disease. Since Tuberculosis is spread through respiratory droplets and spit, ventilation becomes an important factor in infection rate. A higher risk of Tuberculosis infection has been observed throughout history in areas where people live in close contact with poor sanitation and ventilation. Those people who live in such areas have historically been a part of the lower economic classes such as immigrants living in tenements in the 19th century or … Continue reading Artifact 6: Tuberculosis- the People’s Plague