Tuberculosis

Doctors, nurses, hospital staff and family members are the ones who rally round the patient and undergo the stress of finance, worry and stigma when a diagnosis of tuberculosis is made. There is a need to provide care for the care givers and understand and alleviate their suffering. Children are most likely to be affected [...]

The declaration of the presence of tuberculosis leads to a variety of reactions. Disbelief, denial, disgust, anger, fear and depression is a common cycle of feelings in patients. Societal stigma and the possibility of familial rejection may drive the patient to a feeling of despair. Tuberculosis was once a dreaded disease with a low chance [...]