What Does Mehra Mean by the Quote "Poverty Sustains Tuberculosis

question 12

Multiple Choice

What does Mehra mean by the quote "poverty sustains tuberculosis and tuberculosis ensures poverty"?

• A) The disease spreads much more quickly in poor, crowded housing conditions.
• B) Tuberculosis is deadly more than fifty percent of the time without treatment.
• C) The disease carries a negative stigma for those who have been infected.
• D) Wealthy people can resist infection better because they have air conditioning.

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