TuberculosisBy The TB Team

(Rachel & Jackson)In Period 2

Team

Tuberculosis, and how people are infected

• Shape: Bacilli• Infectious How?• People inhale infected

particles of sputum*• Particles go into lungs,

and spread through body from there

*sputum: matter coughed

up by lungs

Symptoms/ how people are affected

Looks like…• Tiredness • Weakness• Weight loss• Fever• Sweating at night

It causes…• Coughing (usually w/

sputum) • Chest pain• Shortness of breath

Global Occurrences/ Statistics

( numbers are cases for every 100,000 people)Africa: High rates (100-300 + people)Asia: Medium rates (50-300 people)North America: Low rates (0-100 people)South America: Low rates (50-100 people)Europe: Low rates (0-100 people)Australia: Low rates ( 0-50 people)

Global Occurrences

Research Centers/Cures

• John Hopkins Research has done studies that show Moxifloxacin* might help to fight TB

• Global Tuberculosis Institute is looking at vaccines to protect HIV infected people

A strain of bacteria, called Mycobacterium bovis, is similar enough to the TB strain (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that vaccination with the bovine strain protects against TB.

Controlling TBSteps for controlling TB are…. 1. Hold a fundraiser to purchase vaccines and raise

TB awareness.2. With the money, buy and send vaccinations to

the high risk countries first and lower risk countries as soon as possible. 3. Then put people that have TB on medication

(Four antibiotics daily for six months(injected) These steps should help control Tuberculosis.

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