A. Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that can easily spread and passed from one person to another through droplets in the air. It is usually spread through contact with an infected person who is actively coughing or talking. An infection is caused by the bacteria multiplying inside the body‚ causing the tissues and organs to be damaged. Without any treatment‚ half of those people living with active TB infection will die. (Geiter‚ 2000) According to World Health Organization
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1. Definition of Tubercullosis Tuberculosis‚ MTB‚ or TB (short for tubercle bacillus) is a common‚ and in many cases lethal‚ infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria‚ usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[1] Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs‚ but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB infection cough‚ sneeze‚ or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air.[2] Most infections are asymptomatic and
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infarction 2) History of tuberculosis 3) hymoptesis 4) status: post embolectomy. Chief Complaint: tightness in chest‚ shortness of breath‚ fast heart rate. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Mr. Barua is a 42-year-old gentleman from Bangladesh who presents with chest tightness‚ shortness of breath‚ and tachycardia. Dr. J.K. McClain of cardiology is evaluating his heart condition. The patient has had the recent onset of hypomtesis. He was treated for tuberculosis in Bangladesh 15 years ago
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nearly 3 million people are killed by it each year. In Canada‚ there are about 1‚600 new cases of TB every year. The bacterium that causes TB is called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Someone can become infected and yet not have any symptoms of the active disease - this is called inactive TB. Because the bacteria that cause tuberculosis are transmitted through the air‚ the disease can be contagious. Infection is most likely to occur if you are exposed to someone with TB on a day-to-day basis‚ such as
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on April 9‚ 1910 and never made a complete recovery * On May 27‚ only three days after giving a lecture on his tuberculosis research at the berlin academy of sciences * Robert Koch died at baeden baeden at the age of 67 His contributions are as follows: * Anthrax * Koch’s four postulates * Isolating pure culture on solid media * Cholera * Tuberculosis ANTHRAX: Koch is widely known for his work on this disease. He discovered the causative agent for this disease as Bacillus
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nutritional deficits and malnourishment throughout their country. The key issues that burden women’s health includes Anemia‚ which is low levels of hemoglobin in the blood‚ violence due to a male dominated society‚ and the maternal mortality rate. Tuberculosis is a continuous concern relevant to all genders and ages in India. India has taken excessive measures in producing the DOTS program in order to effectively control this burden of disease. The health of the children is an ongoing battle that is
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people are very sick and some are even dying. Some of the main disease are tuberculosis‚ cholera‚ and malaria. We need to find a way for Rwanda to get equipment they need to fight these diseases‚ and keep this away. Suppling Rwanda with needed equipment will hopefully improved the health of people and keep them from getting the diseases again. The Problem
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PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS FOR HIV AND TUBERCULOSIS CO INFECTION‚ DESSIE REFERRAL HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTER‚ Getachew G/mariam‚ MSc‚ college of Dessie health sciences‚ Dessie‚ Fikre Enqusilasie ‚ PhD‚ school of public heath‚ Addis Ababa University‚ Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia. Abstract Background: tuberculosis is the most serious opportunistic infection for people infected with HIV in developing countries. A majority of co infected cases are in sub Saharan Africa‚ where up
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Measles: is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus‚ Symptoms: include fever‚ cough‚ runny nose‚ red eyes and a rash. Measles: is spread through respiration‚ the contact with any infected person in any way‚ including sex‚ saliva‚ or mucus‚ can cause infection making it highly contagious. It lasts from two to four days prior‚ until two to five days following the onset of the rash. Signs: and symptoms of measles include four-day fevers and the three Cs — cough‚ coryza (head cold)
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profound difference in the world. He was extremely successful because of the help he received from people who surrounded him. Partners In Health (PIH)‚ Farmer’s organization‚ gives healthcare to people who cannot afford it and treatment to those with tuberculosis and AIDS. Although he was a founding advocate to the success of Partners In Health‚ Farmer would not have accomplished all that he did without the aid from others. Usually‚ it takes a group of people with the same goals in order to make a change
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