Risk Factors of Tuberculosis Patients at Hawassa City, Ethiopia
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria whose
scientific name is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It was first isolated in
1882 by a German physician named Robert Koch who received the Nobel
Prize for this discovery. TB most commonly affects the lungs but also
can involve almost any organ of the body. Many years ago, this disease
was referred to as "consumption" because without effective treatment,
these patients often would waste away. Today, of course, tuberculosis
usually can be treated successfully with antibiotics. Many researchers
argue that a person can become infected with tuberculosis bacteria when
he or she inhales minute particles of infected sputum from the air. The
bacteria get into the air when someone who has a tuberculosis lung
infection coughs, sneezes, shouts, or spits (which is common in some
cultures). In Ethiopian TB patient is in comma if the patient is HIV
positive. This study is conducted in Hawassa City in SPNNR, Ethiopia and
the result is consistent with other papers which conduct in national
and international level.
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