Assessment of Self-Care Practices of Patients Suffering from Tuberculosis

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne bacterial infection caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs, although other organs and tissues may be involved. It is not easy to become infected with tuberculosis.Most infected people have latent TB, meaning they have the tuberculosis germs in their bodies, but their immune system protects them from becoming sick and they are not contagious. TB can usually be treated and cured if person take medicine as directed. (American lung association, 2018)