The purpose of this paper is to discuss tuberculosis (TB)‚ provide a clinical description‚ and discuss the determinants of health in relation to TB and the role and tasks of the community health nurse in regards to the disease. Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis‚ a bacterium that usually affects the victim’s lungs and is spread through the air. TB spreads from one community or country to another as people travel or through immigration to new areas. Today’s modern world of
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Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Christy Lilly Grand Canyon University - NRS 427V Jen Costello June 6‚ 2015 Epidemiology of Tuberculosis World travel has become more commonplace and people are no longer destined to remain on a single continent. Travel’s ease and affordability have made the spread of disease easier. One of those diseases that is spread worldwide is tuberculosis (TB). Description of Tuberculosis Since ancient times tuberculosis has been present‚ it was also known as Consumption. Despite
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ABBREVIATIONS iii SUMMARY iv 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SMALL RUMINANT TUBERCULOSIS 3 2.1. Global distribution of small ruminant tuberculosis 3 2.2. Risk factors 3 2.2.1 Agent factors 3 2.2.2 Management and Ecological Factors 4 2.2.3 Host factors 5 2.3 Transmission 6 3. STATUS OF SMALL RUMINANT TUBERCULOSIS IN ETHIOPIA 7 4. ZOONOTIC IMPORTANCE OF SMALL RUMINANT TUBERCULOSIS 9 4.1. Zoonotic significance 9 4.2. Risk factors of zoonotic tuberculosis from small ruminants 10 4.3. Reverse zoonosis
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Epidemiology Paper Roshanda Dixon Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V March 27‚ 2015 Abstract According to the reading epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of the health related stated or events (WHO‚ 2013). The purpose of this study is to gain control of the disease and other major health issues. Tuberculosis is one of the most largest nationwide diseases that are spread throughout the continent. The description of the disease along with how it’s spread and the treatable
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Tuberculosis _ Epidemiology and Nursing Research. Concepts in Community & Public Health NRS427V November14‚ 2013 Tuberculosis _Epidemiology and Nursing Research. Communicable diseases occurs in every country regardless of urban‚ rural‚ or with socio economical diversities. In order to help in prevention and control of communicable diseases‚ locally‚ nationally and globally‚ nurses who are working with the public health system ‚ must have basic
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2/6/2013 Research Paper Tuberculosis Tuberculosis‚ also known as “The White Plague” is a very infectious disease. About 1/3 of the world’s population is believed to be infected with tuberculosis (around 2 billion people). Although numbers of tuberculosis cases are decreasing‚ the disease should still be taken very seriously. Mycobacterium is the pathogen that causes tuberculosis. It most commonly affects the lungs but if left untreated it can infiltrate the skin‚ bones and joints. Bone
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Tuberculosis 4/30/2013 Bilbo-Coleman‚ Stephanie C. (Student) Researcher: Stephanie Bilbo-Coleman Age: 18 Major: Art Career Goals: Professional Artist Reason For topic: I never knew anyone personally of this condition but always heard about it. It made me curious of what this condition was actually was and what it does. I am interested into finding out about more of this condition and its history. Table of Contents Definition and History of Tuberculosis…..pg. 3
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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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respectively. Definition Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In many cases‚ M tuberculosis becomes dormant before it progresses to active TB. It most commonly involves the lungs and is communicable in this form‚ but may affect almost any organ system including the lymph nodes‚ CNS‚ liver‚ bones‚ genitourinary tract‚ and gastrointestinal tract. Etiology The development of TB requires infection by M tuberculosis and inadequate containment by the immune
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Tuberculosis is a disease. The classic symptoms of active TB infection are a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum‚ fever‚ night sweats‚ and weight loss (the latter giving rise to the formerly prevalent term "consumption"). Infection of other organs causes a wide range of symptoms. Diagnosis of active TB relies on radiology (commonly chest X-rays)‚ as well as microscopic examination and microbiological culture of body fluids. Diagnosis of latent TB relies on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and/or
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