answersLogoWhite

0

Does tuberculosis affect more than other diseases?

Updated: 8/21/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

Best Answer

Tuberculosis was a severe health threat in the 1920s and 1930s, but by 1950 the disease wasn't really a factor in public health. It's now an annoyance, but isn't a severe threat any longer.

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Does tuberculosis affect more than other diseases?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What Are The Symptoms Of Airborne Diseases?

Strephococcus, Straphococcus, Tuberculosis, and other viral and bacterial infections.


What are the demands for health services here in the Philippines?

the needs more help with communicable diseases such h fever , tuberculosis the childhood diseases hypertension , heart diseases dysentery malaria , improvement of childhood diseases, health awareness


What diseases can affect the lung?

There are lots of diseases that affect the lungs. It's quite common. Coughing is a symptom of lung disease. Also, some advanced ones are:- Emphysema, Pneumonia,Tuberculosis all affect the lungs... ~ Hope I helped :]<3


What two diseases did the aboriginals get when the European settlers came to Australia?

Aborigines were subjected to more than two diseases with the start of European settlement. Aboriginal populations were decimated by diseases such as smallpox, venereal disease, syphilis, tuberculosis, measles, and influenza.


What diseases did miners of the gold rush of the Australia Gold Rush have?

Miners were prone to diseases and illnesses such as:choleratyphoidscurvytetanusinfluenzadysenterymeaslesScarlet fever


Why do diseases affect the elderly?

Diseases affect everyone, but they are more likely to attack elderly people more as their immune system isn't as good as it once was. This puts them in a vulnerable position as opposed to people that are younger.


What causes tuberculous?

Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air, when people who have the disease cough, sneeze, or spit. (Wikipedia)For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Wikipedia) indicated directly below this answer section.


What Autoimmune diseases affect the elderly more than younger people?

arthritis


How does the disease can affect organ?

Aids & cancerThis usually depends on which organs it affects. You could safely say it in two categories, communicable and non-communicable diseases. Examples are the common Heart dieseases, Diabetes, Cancer, Tuberculosis, Anemia and the like.


Is it possible to take papaya seed for multi drug resistant tuberculosis patient?

It will not hurt to take papaya seeds but it seems that it is used more for liver and digestive tract diseases.


Why africans are sucseptable to malaria than any other races?

well .. its because of species specific immunity.. that is.. different races are immune to different types of disease.. Eg: just like the one you asked.. Africans are resistant to malaria but not other diseases and Indians are more resistant to Tuberculosis than other diseases.. which means.. africans can get affected to TB and Indians can get affected to malaria..Hope i made it clear..24CARAT....


What are the types of congenital diseases?

There are a few types of congenital diseases. The term is used for any condition that is a result of a genetic abnormality. There are ones that are sex linked and affect males more than females, and then there are the ones that affect both equally.