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Discussion 1 Reply to Beth Huff Hello Beth, based on your discussion, it is true that the rate of occurrence of tuberculosis is high among the natives in the United States. For this reason, there is a need to develop tuberculosis treatment plans that are flexible enough to accommodate the risk factors associated with this population, and which raises their risks of contracting the disease (Bloss et al., 2011). Reference Bloss, E., Holtz, T. H., Jereb, J., Redd, J. T., Podewils, L. J., Cheek, J. E., & McCray, E. (2011). Tuberculosis in indigenous peoples in the US, 2003–2008. Public health reports, 126(5), 677-689. Reply to Nakeisha Logan Hello Logan, HIV is one of the endogenous factors increasing the risk of individual contracting tuberculosis disease. Another endogenous factor is malnutrition. According to Narasimhan et al. (2013), malnutrition causes an impairment in the immune response, making it difficult for the immune system to fight off the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. Reference Narasimhan, P., Wood, J., MacIntyre, C. R., & Mathai, D. (2013). Risk factors for tuberculosis. Pulmonary medicine, 2013.   Discussion 2 Reply to Beth Huff Hello Beth, over the counter supplements are increasingly becoming unregulated and with that, the pose more effects on the unsuspecting users. The California Department of Public Health conducted research on supplements whose labels indicate that they are made up of 'all-natural' elements and found that they contain harmful substances like dapoxetine and sibutramine, which poses health risks like cardiovascular diseases on the user (Marzec, Skrzypek, & Marzec, 2018). References Marzec, A., Skrzypek, M., & Marzec, Z. (2018). Dietary supplements as a challenge for contemporary public health: the scale of the phenomenon, health risk, legal regulations. Polish Journal of Public Health, 128(1), 30-35. Reply to Michelle Magers Hello Michelle, vitamins A, C, D, E, B6, niacin, and folic acid all fall under a category of vitamins known as fat-soluble vitamins. These vitamins do not dissolve in water, meaning that the body does not easily excrete them. This leads to their accumulation in the body and therefore result in toxicity (Roop, 2018). Thus, the public should be sensitized about taking these vitamins in moderation to avoid hypervitaminosis. Reference Roop, J. K. (2018). Hypervitaminosis-An Emerging Pathological Condition. Intl. J. Hlth. Sci. Res, 8, 280-288.