HLTB21H3 : Tuberculosis
Document Summary
Tuberculosis has been present since time, evidence in egyptian mummies. Hippocrates disease was due to an evil air but did not consider it to contagious. Aristotle suggested that tb may be due to bad and heavy breath. The first indication that it was related to respiratory system. Tb documented, as far as we know 5,000. 8,000-4,000 this disease started in animals however between this time interval it started impacting humans. Changes that occurred to the host or to the environment; tb epidemics are likely. A common type of tuberculosis, that affected the lymph nodes were able to be reversed. The kings or queens would touch those that were infected with tuberculosis that infected the lymph nodes and they would become better royal touch . In 1629 tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in london. Tuberculosis came from the word tubercles (franciscus d sylvius) Type b only the bovine type is spread to humans.
