East Jakarta: The City's Highest Concentration of Tuberculosis Patients
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Every March 24th is observed as World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. This disease is prevalent among the population of DKI Jakarta. In 2018, the number of pulmonary TB sufferers in the capital city reached 39,470.
The highest prevalence was in East Jakarta with 12,334 cases and South Jakarta with 7,859 cases. Other areas reported 7,563 cases in West Jakarta, 6,428 in Central Jakarta, 5,215 in North Jakarta, and 71 cases in the Thousand Islands.
Quoting alodokter.com, TB is a lung disease caused by the *Mycobacterium tuberculosis* bacterium. TB presents symptoms such as a prolonged cough (more than 3 weeks), usually with phlegm, and sometimes with blood.
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