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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis. By: Ashlyn , Sarah , Zeven , Logan. What is it?. It is commonly know as Tb. It is a bacterial infection that can spread though the lymph nodes and the bloodstream. It can go to any organ in your body. Last major occurrence. It was in 2012

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Tuberculosis

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  1. Tuberculosis By: Ashlyn, Sarah, Zeven, Logan

  2. What is it? • It is commonly know as Tb. • It is a bacterial infection that can spread though the lymph nodes and the bloodstream. • It can go to any organ in your body.

  3. Last major occurrence • It was in 2012 • There were a total of 9,945 cases. • There were 1.3 million deaths world wide

  4. What does it do? • It weakens the lungs. • It also weakens the immunesystem.

  5. What has been done about it • Without treatment TB can be fatal • Untreated active diseases typically effect the lungs, but can spread. • Medications are cornerstone of TB treatment. • Antibiotics should be taken for at least 6-9 months

  6. Why is this relevant to us today? • In postmortem investigations on 65,002 unselected adults from 1961-1985 2,633(4.1%) causes of TB among them 1,471(23%) inactivated and 1,162(1.9%) active forms. • The average age of deaths of TB increased a lot(71-80 years old).

  7. World Tuberculosis Day

  8. Sources • www.webmal.com/lung/understanding-tuberculesis-basics • www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tuberculosis/basics/complications/con-20021761 • www.ncvi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3245350 • http://www.ktsm.com/official-tuberculosis-an-issue-in-el-paso • http://the-newest-gadget.blogspot.com/2011/05/mic-gadget_25.html • www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/sactsheets/statistcs/TBTrends.htm

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