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What disease category does tuberculosis fall under ?
Everything you need to know is at this site.
http://www.health.state.ny.us/ disease s/communicable/tuberculosis/fact_sheet.htm
Lung – Miliary tuberculosis
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TUBERCULOSIS AWARENESS
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis . The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. If not treated properly, TB disease can be fatal. TB disease was once the leading cause of death in the United States
BASIC TB FACTS
TB” is short for tuberculosis. TB disease is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis . The bacteria...Read Full Story
Will a treated tuberculosis patient becomes infected again if exposed to smokers ?
Tuberculosis – Information on Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection caused by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but they can also damage other parts of the body. TB spreads through the air when a person with TB of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes or talks. If you have...Read Full Story
Hi All, I was diagnoised of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in August 2009. My doctor prescribed medicines for nearly 8 months. During my last visit to him, I was told that 98% of scars in the lungs are cured. I want to know what is my status in medical terms. Am I considered as a TB patient, or a person with LATENT TB, or a person with OLD PTB ? Any doctor in the forum, please advice. Thanks, Tudor
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Can you contract tuberculosis or any other airborne diseases from cleaning public restrooms ?
Tuberculosis is a lung disease where you spit blood and No I have not heard of it before sorry Cleaning public restrooms does not increase risk of tb contraction. TB is spread via the airborne route – therefore it has the potential to spread very easily to anyone. People with tb are contagious when they have an active pulmonary infection with an active cough, in which case they can spread this...Read Full Story
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Zimbabwe is a Southern African country with a high HIV-TB burden and is ranked 19th among the 22 Tuberculosis high burden countries worldwide. Recurrent TB is an important problem for TB control, yet there is limited information about treatment outcomes in relation to HIV status. This study was therefore conducted in Chitungwiza, a high density dormitory town outside the capital city, to determine in adults registered with...
The number of people treated for MDR-TB reached 46,000 in 2010, but that represented only 16 per cent of the total estimated number of patients who needed treatment, the report said. Drug-resistant TB is caused by bacteria that do not respond to the ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has ongoing programs to improve and monitor tuberculosis (TB). The WHO's 2011 report on global TB control provides the most comprehensive information ever collected on the problems and issues of disease, as well as deaths caused by TB and multidrug-resistant TB (i.e. disease marked by in vitro resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampicin). They also look at treatment outcomes, financing mechanisms and new...
meaning Mycobacterium tuberculosis resists treatment with at least rifampicin and isoniazid. Among previously treated TB cases worldwide, 19.8% (95% CI, 14.4% - 25.1%) of TB cases are multidrug resistant, according to the report. Some MDR-TB cases are ...
SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced $7.7 million in funding for 10 new grants to identify biomarkers for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in low-resource settings. This new grant program, Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis ...
A recent TB scare was triggere by a man who flew on a number of international flights while infected with tuberculosis. He has apologized to fellow passengers for creating the scare.
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