Tuberculosis is on the Rise
Tuberculosis (TB) is an respiratory infection that causes deterioration of the lungs. This disease has been around since the 18 century and was associated with the poor. The spreading of the disease has decreased throughout the years, but there were 10,000 reported cases in 2010 and 2009, 529 people died from TB. There are 700 cases reported yearly in Los Angeles, California alone.
Currently there are 300 missing cases in Los Angeles these high risk patients have had long exposure to TB and now they have vanished. These individuals were in homeless shelters in downtown Los Angeles. The hunt is on, finding these people will be a task being there are no records of them. The police are searching for them and are asked to wear facemasks and gloves when they suspect a person may have the disease.
Treating the patient with TB takes 6 to 9 months with a cocktail of antibiotics. Patients need to get treatment before their lungs become too compromised and once that happens the medication may not work and death could occur.
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