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Tuberculosis In Hama

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The rate of tuberculosis is increasing according to a medical source from the Syrian city of Hama. In support of this statement, the internal medicine doctor, Kamal Al-Taqi, confirmed the rates are rising, and there have been multiple deaths due to the resistance of the antibiotic treatment. As the evidence shows, these events take place in the both Hama and northern Syrian regions. Throughout the city, numerous deaths of small children and the elderly are caused tuberculosis (International Society for Infectious Diseases, [ISID], 2017). Similarly, there are cases like those in Hama and Northern regions occurring in Aleppo, considering the poor are highly susceptible to diseases due to their social status and they do not have the money for …show more content…

Additional city populations include Aleppo (4.2 million), Homs (1.6 million), Hama (1.6 million), Lattakia (1 million). The climate is particularly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along the coast (Nationsonline.org, 2017).
Tuberculosis, also known as (TB), has been around for decades and is still active across the globe. This infectious disease is caused by the bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria are commonly found in the lungs, but it can spread to other organs such as the kidneys, spine, and brain. As expected, many people believe that everyone who is exposed to TB will become ill, however this not true. Regarding this, there are two TB-related conditions exist: latent TB infection (dormant) and TB disease (active). As evidence shows, you can die from the disease if you do not seek treatment in a timely manner (CDC, 2017a). Anyone can become infected with TB if they breathe in the bacteria that is spread by tiny air droplets when a person coughs or speaks (CDC, 2017b). Further testing, such as a chest x-ray and a sample of sputum (mucus), is necessary to see whether the person has TB disease (CDC, 2017c).
According to the World Health Organization, one of the top infectious killer worldwide is Tuberculosis. In 2015, 10.4 million people contracted TB and while another 1.8 million died from the disease (including 0.4

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