Leading Health Problems in Third World Countries: Tuberculosis

Now, scientists are warning signs of risks of tuberculosis and share information about bacterias and viruses. Today, when a new germ is known, they have a better chance of learning how to cure and fight it. Volunteers take the time to help in laborites in the United States, South America, Central America, and Asia. The World Health Organization reports that third of the world’s population is infected and eight million people get sick from tuberculosis that is identified to be helped by medicine from spreading the disease to

Tuberculosis is a deadly disease that is now affecting our world and the people living in it in a horrible way. Due to many factors such as poverty, HIV/AIDS, and lack of health care, many third world and developing countries have been left very vulnerable to tuberculosis. It is affecting a large part of these countries and is leading them deeper into poverty and sickness. The effort to help these countries against tuberculosis has only been slightly effective against this widespread and destructive disease.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious killer worldwide. However, over 95% of TB deaths occur in developing countries (WHO). TB is found to be a curable disease when appropriate medications and treatment are taken. Using the biomedical system is not sufficient to eradicate TB because medical interventions will fail if social determinates aren’t taken into considerations. The biomedical system is a key component in diminishing TB because it allows for diagnosis and control. Social determinants of health play a huge role in shaping one’s health. Three main social determinants that acts as a barrier in curing and preventing TB are income, food insecurity and access to health care.

The author is stating in this article that society is becoming more concerned towards worldwide epidemics. The writer brings to our attention and talks over the effects of tuberculosis and how they are using giant pouched rats as a secondary source in detecting TB quicker and more reliable than x-rays. The human nature of society currently is turning out to be more compassionate and kindly towards others; at this moment civilization thrives on creating a broader impact to stop diseases that cause chaos in the world today.

In an era where we consider the improvement of technology as the key to overcoming most a finding of diseases. Tuberculosis disease has been in existence for years; the ancient plague of tuberculosis continues to spread throughout population and countries. Beyond any other infectious disease. “In 2013, 9 million people around the world became sick with TB disease. There were around 1.5 million TB-related deaths worldwide (Kim, Shakow, Castro, Vande, & Farmer, 2015).” With all the technology improvement and drugs we still struggle to manage this deadly disease. Between 18th and19th century tuberculosis spread and reaches its maximal growth in urban and industrial environment of the united states and Europe. During that time in the Western

During the twentieth century, more than 300 million deaths worldwide were due to smallpox, however, in 1980 after a global collaboration led by the World Health Organization, the first infectious disease to be eradicated was smallpox. On the other hand, during the 20th century tuberculosis which was once thought to have been declining in developed countries, is now according to WHO (2013) second only to HIV/AIDS as the greatest killer worldwide. This disease has been estimated by The World Health Organisation (2013) to kill 1.3 million people per year, the majority of those being in developed countries. Therefore, in this essay I will compare the prospects for control and eradication of tuberculosis to smallpox, with a reference to the

Did you know that third world countries like Rwanda, Africa could use so much from from other countries to treat some of their diseases. Not all countries have the supplies needed to treat diseases that they have problems with. Countries like Rwanda are low end poor countries and can not afford medications that are needed to help treat their people. When we send supplies over to them they really appreciate it because they can really use some of the supplies they receive. The little things that we do for other countries can make big differences. Not only do they need medications to help treat, they also need supplies to help prevent as well. The less people that are becoming infected reduces the amount of people that Rwanda has to try to treat. The less people that need treated, the faster others will be treated and the quicker the infection rates will reduce . The prevention of these

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic bacterial infection that affects millions of people globally. It is a contagious disease that is spread through the air, and it usually affects the lungs. It is transmitted from person to person through droplets from the respiratory tract of those who are already infected with the disease. Some who are infected with the bacteria that causes TB often exhibit no symptoms, because their immune systems stop the bacteria from growing and multiplying. Those with compromised immune systems are more susceptible to developing the full blown disease which can cause symptoms that include coughing, spitting blood, chest pains, weakness, weight loss, and fever. Tuberculosis can be treated with a six to nine month course of a combination of antibiotics. If left untreated, TB will spread and can be fatal.

As the time progresses, the world population increasing exponentially which results in a higher spread of diseases. Even though it might seem like increasing population has nothing to do with Tuberculosis and it's reemergence in the 21st century, however, there are links that do provide some clue on a possible threat to the global health.

As this disease is most prevalent in developing countries, losing money is hugely impactful on society. The living conditions in these places are very poor, helping TB to spread faster and without having the opportunity to spend this money on cleaner water and sustainable living for its inhabitants, it leads to a global pandemic. Treatment for TB is not only costly, but also very lengthy and leads to people pulling out of the workforce for long amounts of time. This is expected in the next ten years, to cost the world’s poorest countries up to $3 trillion and is responsible for a production decrease of about 4-7% in some countries’ GDP. Tuberculosis is very threatening to society today, as treatment is very expensive for people living in these

The respiratory tract is the most common site for infection by pathogens, because it comes in contact with the physical environment and is exposed to the air. We will review the causative agent, symptoms, preferred treatment, laboratory identification tests and priority nursing interventions for several respiratory tract infections and to prevent these microbes from entering the respiratory tract.

To control the tuberculosis epidemic, the first step is to implement the DOTS strategy. This strategy is central to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) policy for tuberculosis control. (21)

Tuberculosis is affected by many socioeconomic factors. The low income individuals lack the necessary care and the health care facilities that are available to them, this can perturb the diagnosis of TB as well as MDR-TB. Poor living conditions often contribute the spread of the disease as overcrowding, poor ventilation and unsanitary water are associated with poor living conditions, the poor have an restricted amount of medication and treatment available to them as some medications and treatment are expensive and out of their reach. Due to treatment of tuberculosis many patients lose wages due to their need for stay in the hospital or the fact that the illness would cause a debilitating condition causing the person to stay off of work, the inadequate supply of money would cause the person to stop treatment. The Global Plan to Stop proposed by the WHO in 2006 reports that MDR-TB is requiring a raise in fund from 1 billion to 2 billion by 2015. MDR-TB is a large threat in the third world countries such as India as there are lack of health care that is provided for the cure of TB, funding and support from organizations such as the WHO have

As a result, infected people suffer from being isolated from society and their families. They feel ashamed and they do not have the confidence to fight against TB. Poverty and lack of education are the main risk factors for TB because they can cause the people to become weak and malnourished and so unable to fight that infection. The TB death rate varies depending on the environment. It was reported by World Bank in 2009 that there was only 1 doctor for every 12,000 people in rural areas, for every 15,000 people in remote areas, and every 2, 430 people in urban areas ( as cited in World Health Organization, n.d.). Because of the shortage of doctors and lack of healthcare education, TB disease and the death rate are increasing more and

Tuberculosis is among the fatal diseases that are spread through the air. It’s contagious, meaning that it spreads from one infected individual to another, and at times it spreads very fast. In addition to being contagious, the disease is an opportunist infection as it takes advantage of those with weak defense mechanism, and especially the ones with terminal diseases like HIV and AIDS. Tuberculosis is therefore among the major concerns for the World Health Organization due to its contagious nature (World Health Organization 1).