Why Is Tuberculosis a Serious Health Problem? (Select All That

question 14

Multiple Choice

Why is tuberculosis a serious health problem? (Select all that apply.)

• A)The largest numbers of new cases are occurring in the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization.
• B)Receiving treatment for tuberculosis is a social stigma.
• C)People are often co-infected with tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
• D)Many cases of tuberculosis are occurring in industrialized countries.
• E)The disease is endemic in Africa.
• F)The standard treatment for the disease is a short course of directly observed therapy (DOTS).

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