VASO OCCLUSIVE CHANGES IN HIDDEN OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS Introduction Ocular TB may affect any ocular or orbital tissue‚ either by an active infection or an immunologic reaction‚ related to delayed hypersensitivity and an aseptic reaction [1-4]. Features of ocular TB include choroiditis which is the common ocular finding while other ocular manifestation such as anterior uveitis‚ choroid tubercles‚ retinal vasculitis‚ vascular occlusion‚ dense vitritis‚ papilitis and phylectenulosis or interstitial
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MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHAT IT IS‚ CHALLENGES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS‚ HOW TO PREVENT IT 24 July 2009 Abstract Hippocrates once described a common illness as “phthisis‚” which today is believed to have been the same disease we now call tuberculosis‚ or TB. Many centuries have passed since Hippocrates‚ and TB has been a major scourge to humans as well as other species. In the early 20th Century‚ TB was called
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis By Jonathan Min Tuberculosis is a widely known disease that is lethal in many cases which may occur in any parts of the body but mostly in the lungs. This disease begins with mild symptom but exacerbates to severe conditions ranging across the fever‚ chronic cough‚ weight loss‚ fatigue‚ and night sweats. While the 90 to 95 percent of infections may remain latent or dormant‚ it is deathly enough to kill more than a half of the patients once the infection becomes activated
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Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB)‚ also known as consumption‚ is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). TB is the leading cause of death in the world among reported deaths caused by a bacterial infectious disease. The disease affects 1.8 billion people per year‚ which is equal to one-third of the entire world population (Todar). Pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for the majority of the TB cases in the United States (Todar). Bovine tuberculosis is another infectious
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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 grows
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Tuberculosis (also known as "TB") is a disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis which infects white blood cells. It mainly infects the lungs‚ although it can affect other organs as well. TB is spread through the air from one person to another. The bacteria are put into the air when a person with active TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs or sneezes. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected. When a person breathes in TB bacteria‚ the bacteria can
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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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Schiffman‚ George. (07‚ 2011). Tuberculosis. Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis/page4.htm Tuberculosis. (01‚ 2013). Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tuberculosis/DS00372/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs Vyas‚ Jatin M. (11‚ 2012). Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001141/ Schiffman‚ George. (07‚ 2011). Tuberculosis. Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis/page4.htm Tuberculosis. (01‚ 2013). Retrieved from
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UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE FACULTY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES MSc PUBLIC HEALTH PRINCIPLES‚ POLICIES AND ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH MODULE UNIT CODE: PUB017-6 ACTION PLAN ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS FROM PAKISTAN LECTURER: DR HALA EVANS Student Number: 1228034 Table of contents Content page Background
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stop Tuberculosis‚ but we must act now. The challenge now is for people to work together in putting the plan into action‚ in order to stop one of the oldest and most lethal diseases known to humanity. This plan tells the world exactly what we need to do in order to defeat this global killer.” (Dr. Marcos Espinal) ________ www.quotesea.com/quotes/with/tuberculosis Tuberculosis has been present in humans since antiquity. The earliest unambiguous detection of “mycobacterium tuberculosis” is in
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