Pulmonary Tuberculosis Pulmonary Tuberculosis Keante Parker HCS/457 May 23‚ 2011 The following will discuss the Pulmonary Tuberculosis disease. Pulmonary tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs‚ but may spread to other organs (Pubmed Health‚ 20101. The efforts used to control Pulmonary Tuberculosis will be explained. The influence of lifestyles‚ socioeconomic status‚ and disease management will also be provided in the following. The gaps
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Background and Rationale of the Study Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that primarily affects the lung parenchyma caused by slow-growing bacteria that resembles a fungus. It is usually spread from person to person by droplet nuclei through the air. The lung is the usual infection site but may also be transmitted to other parts of the body‚ including the meninges‚ kidneys‚ bones‚ and lymph nodes. The primary infectious agent‚ Mycobacterium tuberculosis‚is an acid-fast aerobic rod that
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Culture and Disease Paper: Pulmonary Tuberculosis Introduction to Health and Disease/HCS 245 July 28‚ 2013 Professor Culture and Disease Paper: Pulmonary Tuberculosis Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease that usually attacks the lungs. It is considered a challenging disease to diagnose‚ treat‚ and control. Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is usually referred to as TB. If it is not
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Epidemiology Report of Tuberculosis Tania Castillo Tania Castillo Epidemiology Report of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic bacterial disease that is highly in development countries. This disease is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis‚ an acid-fast aerobic bacillus‚ which is prevalent in tropical areas across the globe. For instance‚ the majority of the cases occur in malnourish individuals‚ immigrants and elderly persons. Most of the person’s who has the disease
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High blood pressure in the lungs is called pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the arteries starting from the heart towards the lungs. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is defined as a sustained elevation of the pulmonary arterial pressure to greater than 25 mmHg at rest or greater than 30 mmHg following exercise‚ with a mean pulmonary-capillary wedge pressure (an indirect measure of left atrial pressure) of less than 15
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Antibiotics fight bacteria and the flu is cause by a virus. It can do harm if you use antibiotic to treat flu. How would left ventricle failure contribute to pulmonary edema? The pressure increases inside the left atrium and then in the veins and capillaries in our lungs. This causing fluid to be pushed through the capillary walls into the air sacs. Medical conditions that can cause the left ventricle to become
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the proportion of new cases with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) was 3.5 in 2013 and has not changed compared with recent years. However‚ much higher levels of resistance and poor treatment outcomes are of major concern in some parts of the world. Of the estimated 9 million people who developed TB in 2013‚ more than half (56) were in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions. A further one quarter were in the African Region‚ which also had the highest rates of cases and deaths relative to
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Background of the study Drugs‚ treatment and services are rendered to prevent and cure different diseases that are fatal like cancer‚ stroke and tuberculosis. The interventions of health care are needed in order to decrease the mortality and morbidity rate. Greater effort in maintaining health must be practiced to live a healthier and longer life. Tuberculosis is still a great challenge to humankind‚ because since then‚ there have been many drugs that are available at an affordable price
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Tuberculosis [pic] Salena Nowak Physiology 22 Dr. Jennifer Gray April 15‚ 2008 Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is an acute infectious disease. It is found primarily in the lungs‚ but is also seen in any tissue of the body. This disease has infected more than one third of the world’s population. Most cases are seen in African and European countries. Tuberculosis has killed more people than any other disease in history. Robert Koch was the person who
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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension HCS/245 Kristene Diggins November 21‚ 2014 Jamikka Waremercer The respiratory disease that I chose is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. This disease is very interesting to me because‚ I just had to research about it because my husband just had to go to the doctor because they think this is what he may have. I have learned a lot‚ Pulmonary arterial hypertension of variable degree is commonly associated with adult congenital heart disease. Doctors say
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