Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Introduction Tuberculosis is among the fatal diseases that are spread through the air. It’s contagious, meaning that it spreads from one infected individual to another, and at times it spreads very fast. In addition to being contagious, the disease is an opportunist infection as it takes advantage of those with weak defense mechanism, and especially the ones with terminal diseases like HIV and AIDS. Tuberculosis is therefore among the major concerns for the World Health Organization due to its

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. It is generally spread from person to person through inhalation of contaminated aerosol droplets from an infected person through coughing, sneezing, or talking. Although generally affecting the lungs, the disease can spread to other parts of the body via the bloodstream. Generalized symptoms of tuberculosis include a chronic cough, fever, and night sweats. There are multiple diagnostic assays that can

to get a routine Tuberculosis test for school in the form of a shot, that I came to find out that I had been exposed to Tuberculosis while in Mexico. I remember having to go to the health department and being interviewed on my recent travels. They told me that I was exposed to Tuberculosis and that my body had it under control for now. They also told me that I was to never get another Tuberculosis shot test again. From now on I would have to get an X-Ray to test for Tuberculosis. I don’t remember

Tuberculosis Omar Cota Micky Chan Oscar Del Villar Kevin Davila California State University Los Angeles Section 3 Introduction: Tuberculosis is one of the most deadliest and serious diseases in our time. It was so deadly that the World Health Organization (WHO) once announced tuberculosis a world emergency in the 1900’s. Although there are vaccinations to tuberculosis, it is a still a prominent disease in 22 developing countries. Tuberculosis is an airborne pathogen that comes in

The purpose of this project was to educate Cambodian physicians, nurses, and medical technicians about current findings from other countries regarding the diagnoses and treatment of Tuberculosis (“TB”). In Cambodia many TB cases go undetected or untreated, and insufficient information is being distributed to the citizens, especially those living in rural areas. This project aims to address the causes, signs, symptoms, and treatment of TB so that the general population will have a better understanding

include those three issues): * In 2003 alone, AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria caused more than 6 million deaths worldwide. * Tuberculosis is the main public health issues. * Tuberculosis also can call TB is an infection of the lungs with a germ called Mycobacterium. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a pathogenic bacteria species in the genus Mycobacterium and the causative agent of most cases of tuberculosis. * Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs, but can also affect other

Ministries of Health, states there is still an increase of number of cases of tuberculosis diagnosed each year in New Zealand, approximately 300 cases. Tuberculosis is known to be one of the oldest disease among humans and today is one of the leading causes infection and death in adults. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2016) about one-third of the world’s population is suffering with this disease at present even though there are vaccine widely available. Though there is still a high

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s most fatal diseases. One third of the world’s population is infected with TB. Tuberculosis is the primary killer among people infected with HIV. TB has been reported in the United States since 1953. Although, mortality information suggests we have learned to manage the disease overtime, people with TB can die if they do not acquire proper treatment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over nine thousand cases have been reported with

Epidemiology Paper on Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), also known as TB, is a disease spread by respiratory inhalation of droplets that contain the bacteria. Tuberculosis is an ancient disease that has been traced back at least 9000 years. In 1882, Dr. Robert Koch was the first physician to describe Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the germ responsible for tuberculosis. However, treatment that was evidenced based was not put into practice until the 20th century. It

Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne microbial disease and it is one of the top contributors of deaths across the globe. It was found to be contracted from the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Robert Koch in 1882 (Fogel, 2015). This discovery was aided by Jean-Antoine Villemin, a french doctor in the 1800’s, who found the tuberculosis disease to be contagious (Cambau and Drancourt, 2014). With Koch’s discovery in mind even if a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis there is only a