On the one hand, most people live in very poor hygienic conditions and as a consequence the spread of this contagious disease is very difficult to control. Furthermore, too many people live in the same "house".
On the other hand, most of the patients do not have access to the treatments since the costs are very high.
Aside from the obviousness of not taking the medication properly, in my view I think the scientific ignorance of society at large has a big influence on the process of eradicating or decrease such a contagious disease as it is TB.
Along with all the factors commented by my classmates, there was a really hard social connotation to all this TB issue. Since it was not mandatory to isolate in case of having TB, when someone was diagnosed with the disease he/she didn't tell their closest friends and family to avoid rejection. In the first case mentioned in the video, her husband left just because he didn't want to expose himself to the risk of contracting tuberculosis.
An important part of the impoverished population of Lima live in tight quarters in rocky hillsides and, as TB bacteria passes through the air, this becomes an ideal scenario for the disease to be spread and to result in many people developing it.
Because tuberculosis is contagious, and as this country has less resources, they don't have DOTS and some of the people don't take their medication regularly, this results in more patients and more difficult to treat. They couldn't isolate patients correctly and the disease spreaded.
TB spreads really quickly in Lima because it is an infectious disease and moreover because, in this country, the conditions in which the population live are not as favorable as they should be. For example, their houses accommodate a high number of family members, so stopping the spread of the diseases is very complicated inside the house. In addition, a country like Lima can't afford the treatment of lots of people infected of tuberculosis.
Many of the people have their homes built on rocky soils. The accommodation of large families in very small places, taking into account the number of people living there, is an environment conducive to the development of tuberculosis, and it passes through the air.
There are many people with TB in Lima because it is an infectious disease, spreading quickly. In addition, Lima is a country that is unable to afford treatment to all infected people.
Because tuberculosis is contagious disease, and proper measures have to be taken to avoid the spreading of the disease. However, under the conditions that many people in this country live, the prevention of spreading of this disease is very difficult, resulting in a high number of infected patients.
To this fact, we have to add the factor of availability of drugs and treatment for it, which is another important problem, since the treatments are generally expensive, and it is not easy to get it to everyone that needs it.
First of all, some of the people didn't take their medication regularly, which increased the drug resistance. Secondly, people with TB weren't isolated, so the disease spreaded in the country.
On the one hand, most people live in very poor hygienic conditions and as a consequence the spread of this contagious disease is very difficult to control. Furthermore, too many people live in the same "house".
On the other hand, most of the patients do not have access to the treatments since the costs are very high.
Aside from the obviousness of not taking the medication properly, in my view I think the scientific ignorance of society at large has a big influence on the process of eradicating or decrease such a contagious disease as it is TB.
Along with all the factors commented by my classmates, there was a really hard social connotation to all this TB issue. Since it was not mandatory to isolate in case of having TB, when someone was diagnosed with the disease he/she didn't tell their closest friends and family to avoid rejection. In the first case mentioned in the video, her husband left just because he didn't want to expose himself to the risk of contracting tuberculosis.
An important part of the impoverished population of Lima live in tight quarters in rocky hillsides and, as TB bacteria passes through the air, this becomes an ideal scenario for the disease to be spread and to result in many people developing it.
Because tuberculosis is contagious, and as this country has less resources, they don't have DOTS and some of the people don't take their medication regularly, this results in more patients and more difficult to treat. They couldn't isolate patients correctly and the disease spreaded.
TB spreads really quickly in Lima because it is an infectious disease and moreover because, in this country, the conditions in which the population live are not as favorable as they should be. For example, their houses accommodate a high number of family members, so stopping the spread of the diseases is very complicated inside the house. In addition, a country like Lima can't afford the treatment of lots of people infected of tuberculosis.
Many of the people have their homes built on rocky soils. The accommodation of large families in very small places, taking into account the number of people living there, is an environment conducive to the development of tuberculosis, and it passes through the air.
There are many people with TB in Lima because it is an infectious disease, spreading quickly. In addition, Lima is a country that is unable to afford treatment to all infected people.
Because tuberculosis is contagious disease, and proper measures have to be taken to avoid the spreading of the disease. However, under the conditions that many people in this country live, the prevention of spreading of this disease is very difficult, resulting in a high number of infected patients.
To this fact, we have to add the factor of availability of drugs and treatment for it, which is another important problem, since the treatments are generally expensive, and it is not easy to get it to everyone that needs it.
First of all, some of the people didn't take their medication regularly, which increased the drug resistance. Secondly, people with TB weren't isolated, so the disease spreaded in the country.