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Tip of The Week- Tuberculosis Review
Tuberculosis or TB is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but they can also damage other parts of the body. TB spreads through the air when a person with TB of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes or talks.
Individuals who have been exposed to the bacteria may not necessarily exhibit symptoms especially if they have a strong immune system, however, a tuberculin test or special TB blood test will show a positive reaction. Those infected with latent TB will not spread the bacteria but will progress to active TB if their immune system weakens.
Since tuberculosis is highly infectious, nurses and caregivers have to take special precautions to prevent the spread or contracting the infection like isolation, use of personal protective equipment and proper disposal and disinfection of sputum stained articles like utensils, sheets and the like.
It is also necessary to let the patient understand the importance of completing and adhering to the medication regimen for patients with latent TB to prevent active TB disease, and for patients with active TB to eradicate the bacteria and avoid recurrence.
CDC- TB Continuing Education Activities
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The World Health Organization has released data from a recent study that points to an alarming increase in the rates of multi-drug resistant forms of tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The study looked at TB reports from 81 different countries from 2002-2006. They found MDR-TB reported in 57 of those countries.
The report also found a possible link between HIV positive patients and higher rates of MDR-TB. This finding refers to studies of HIV patients in the Ukraine and Latvia. Overall, the WHO study states that 5% of the 9 million reported cases of tuberculosis worldwide are of the multi drug resistant variety.
The fear discussed in this article is that unless a major assault on MDR-TB is not coordinated by world health leaders, this disease may eclipse HIV as the major infectious disease of the world. Find out what the situation is in your region. Know what the status of recent TB and MDR-TB reports are for your community.
In the U.S. check out the Centers for Disease Control site on TB for more info.
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