HLTB21H3 Chapter : Tuberculosis.docx

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It appears that tubercular disease of the lung is more recent than that of the bones. In the 16th century, the present epidemic wave of tb began in england, reaching its peak in about 1780. Its first peak was in the early 19th century. y tb was especially prevalent in the cities along the atlantic coast. y tb was not strictly an urban disease-it was also present in rural areas. The critical element was found to be not the total population but the size of the household. y such crowding facilitated household transmission. y. It was a fact that tb did flourish among jews who lived in crowded, unhealthy conditions in the poorest parts of the city. y. In the penitentiaries of the united states, approx 10-12% of white inmate died of tb between. 1829-1845, whereas during this time the annual mortality due to tb in eastern cities of the.

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