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Loss Of Appetite Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
749 wordsTB is a Tuberculosis Tuberculosis TB is a disease that can cause a serious illness and can damage a persons organs. Every year more than 25, 000 people in the U. S. are diagnosed with TB disease. Thats only a fraction of the amount of people who carry the Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a rod-shaped bacterium. TB is spread through the air by carriers of the germ. People who breathe the same air can become infected with the TB germ. People who do work around or with peop...
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Health Care Professionals Skin Test
1,431 wordsTuberculosis (TB) is Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by a germ (bacterium) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This germ primarily affects the lungs and may infect anyone at any age. In the United States, the number of TB cases steadily decreased until 1986 when an increase was noted; TB has continued to rise since. Today, ten million individuals are infected in the U. S. , as evidenced by positive skin tests, with approximately 26, 000 new cases of act...
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American Lung Association Respiratory Infections
2,488 wordsThe Differences And Similarities Of Pneumonia AndThe Differences And Similarities Of Pneumonia And Tuberculosis The Differences and Similarities of Pneumonia and Tuberculosis Pneumonia and tuberculosis have been plaguing the citizens of the world for centuries causing millions of deaths. This occurred until the creation and use of antibiotics become more widely available. These two respiratory infections have many differences, which include their etiology, incidence and prevalence, and many simi...
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Lymph Nodes Lung Disease
1,763 wordsSarcoidosis is an Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis is an awful disease that is afflicting people worldwide. Although not much is known about what brings the disease about, much medical research has been done to try and help patients cope with their ailments. The term Sarcoidosis is derived from two Latin words, Sarah and Oid. When put together the term means like cutting flesh (web). This term describes exactly how the physical bodies of Sarcoid patients feel. Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory d...
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World Health Organization Skin Test
1,124 wordsTuberculosis Tuberculosis Prevention Tuberculosis Prevention Tuberculosis is becoming a world-wide problem. Three million people die of TB each year, and over 22, 000 cases are reported each year in the United States. There are also an estimated 10 to 15 million people in the U. S. who are infected with the TB germs with potential to develop TB disease in the future (Hughes, February 1998). The modern era of tuberculosis began in the mid 1980 s. At that time it was realized that tuberculosis had...
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