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Tuberculosis: Quick Facts

+Tuberculosis: Reflection

How does TB affect a person’s health?

How does TB affect a person’s life, socially?

What problem does the DOTS program address in TB treatment and how does it help?

How are you affected by the global TB epidemic?

+Tuberculosis is a Bacterial Disease

Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Latent TB Infection (have TB in your body but it is not making you sick) You can’t infect people Can quickly go from latent to an active TB Disease

TB Disease Tuberculosis MDR-TB (multi-drug resistant TB) XDR-TB (extensively drug resistant TB)

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A bad cough lasting 3+ weeks

Pain in the chest

Coughing up blood

Weakness or fatigue

Weight loss

No appetite

Chills

Fever

Sweating at night

People infected with TB bacteria

Weakened immune systems

Close contact with a person with TB

Immigrants from areas with TB

Homeless

Elderly

Symptoms Who’s at Risk?

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BCG vaccine

US typically uses the TB test

Take various drugs (including antibiotics) for 6 to 9 months Initial phase and

continuation phase VERY important to FINISH

medication

Is there a Vaccine? Is there a Cure?

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Stigma

1/3 of the world’s population are infected with TB

About 9 million people became sick in 2012

1.3 million TB deaths world-wide

Side affects

Airborne disease Spread through coughing

Social Effects of Tuberculosis How It’s Spread

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Vaccines in high risk areas or life-styles

Avoid contact with known TB Disease patients in crowded or close situations

Prompt medical attention if you think you’ve been exposed to TB

Methods of Prevention

+Resources

http://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/infectioncontrol/default.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/treatment/default.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/TB/TOPIC/basics/default.htm