Disease in the News Paper Drug Resistant Tuberculosis HCS/245 Introduction Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases that is still around today‚ and never really went away. World wide there is now concern for new strains of the virus attacking with a vengeance. Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) held a conference and one of the main topics of discussion is the recent strain of drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) in Europe. They’ve coined a new term for this new concerning
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Tuberculosis was one of the main leading causes of death in the United States in the early 20th century. People who were carriers or affected by the disease were quarantine‚ isolated from society‚ and placed in sanatoriums‚ which later became known as the "waiting room for death." As described by Sheila Rothman‚ death was a synonym of tuberculosis and was a habitual characteristic of the sanatoriums1. Although people were highly encouraged to go to these establishments‚ they were not as effective
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What is Tuberculosis‚ and how serious is this problem? TB‚ or Tuberculosis‚ is a chronic or acute contagious disease caused by a bacterial infection. TB is the leading cause of death from a single infectious disease‚ accounting for over a quarter of avoidable deaths among adults. It can affect several organs of the human body‚ including the brain‚ the kidneys and the bones‚ but it predominately manifests itself in the lungs where it is called "Pulmonary Tuberculosis". According to the WHO‚
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history of mankind‚ Tuberculosis (TB) has claimed numerous victims. During the 18th and 19th century‚ TB became an epidemic in North America and Europe‚ gaining the cognomen‚ “Captain Among these Men of Death.’’ Therefore‚ scientists have to find the pathogenesis of this disease to enhance their understanding of the epidemic (Daniel‚ 2006). Tuberculosis is categorized as an infectious disease in mankind’s history. Statistics show 1 out of 7 of all humans die from tuberculosis (Koch‚ 1882). In the
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CHAPTER I PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis‚ or TB‚ is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis‚ which most commonly affects the lungs. It is transmitted from person to person via droplets from the throat and lungs of people with the active respiratory disease. In healthy people‚ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis often causes no symptoms‚ since the person’s immune system acts to “wall off” the bacteria. The
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OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN ONDO STATE‚ NIGERIA INTRODUCTION BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS (BTB): Is a chronic infectious and contagious disease of both domestic and wild animals including human (Radostitis et al. 2002). It is characterized by the formation of granulomas in tissues and organs‚ more significantly in the lungs‚ lymph nodes‚ intestines‚ liver and kidneys (Shitaye et al.‚ 2007). Bovine TB is caused by a slowly growing bacillus which is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the study Tuberculosis (TB) is considered as the world’s deadliest disease and remains as a major public health problem in the Philippines. TB is a highly infectious chronic disease caused by the tubercle bacilli. It is primarily a respiratory disease but can also affect other organs of the body and is common among malnourished individuals living in crowded areas. It often occurs in children of underdeveloped and developing countries in the form of primary
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CASE STUDY: NIKE INC. Background Objectives * To help us know the shortcomings of Nike officers about their failed marketing strategies and learn from their mistakes * To emphasize the wrong move done by the senior managers. * To carefully plan the courses of action the next time they make strategic planning Areas of Consideration There are facts stated in the case which need to be considered in order to address the problem of the company: * From 1997 to 1999‚ Nike didn’t
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Tuberculosis in Kazakhstan Nowadays in our country tuberculosis became one of the most widespread diseases. Tuberculosis belongs to group of socially significant diseases and it is the important medico-social problem‚ causing considerable material loss because of disability and premature death of the most productive population. Deterioration of an ecological situation‚ migratory processes‚ and decrease in a standard of living of the population‚ insufficient financing of health care including anti-tubercular
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The causative agent of tuberculosis‚ resides primarily in human macrophages. Discuss the mechanisms by which this organism resists the potent antibacterial activities of macrophages to establish and maintain an infection. Tuberculosis is one of the most serious infections in the world‚ killing almost 3 million people worldwide annually. Thus‚ it is important to understand how this mycobacterium is pathogenic and the defence mechanisms it has in order to try and manage this potentially fatal
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