Tuberculosis
(TB)
Overview:
Once considered under control, Tuberculosis (TB) is back, and with a
vengeance. New strains developing outside the United States and
strains developing in conjunction with HIV/AIDS will, in my opinion
become a major epidemic and maybe pandemic (multiple continents) in the world. In
addition, many of these new strains are drug resistant.
This is an extremely important section. Really educate
yourself on this topic. Recognizing early symptoms may save
your life.
Goals: This
section provides you with an overview of TB transmission routes,
prognosis, and treatment. Furthermore, it should provide you with
information regarding your personal protection. Since many
individuals who develop TB are drug users who are not in good
health, it is quite likely if you are in the helping professions that you may be exposed to this disease.
Objectives:
Understand and describe the health and behavioral problems related
to TB
Outcomes:
To provide students with information related to TB symptamatology,
progression, and treatment. This section will also be targeted at
increasing your own awareness about the disease and your risk of
acquiring it.
Readings:
Statistics
TB
Statistics Hyperlinks
TB in
the U.S.
TB in Minorities
TB in the Black Population
Statistical Slide Sets and Narratives
If you download the slide set, the narratives are
included in the notes section, otherwise review the slide sets and
the narratives separately
Material
from NIH is provided in the following section
TB Definitions
Detailed Explanation of TB from NIH
Drug Resistant TB: A visual Tour. Click on all the
different links under this section.
First Line Treatment for Drug Resistant TB
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB) and Possible Effective
Treatments
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB) Diminishing Options
for
Treatment
Scientific Illustrations of Drug Resistant TB Click on the
next button to see all of the slides
Material from the CDC
General Feature sheet with some additional hyperlinks
CDC main
Link Sheet with additional hyperlinks for your information Use
as needed
Other material to
read
TB and HIV
TB and
Pregnancy
Tasks:
1.
Read the information related
to TB from the hyperlinks. Note the groups of individuals who
are at high risk for TB. Share your
thoughts about these issues with your classmates on the on-line
Discussion for Topic 10.
2.
Write a reaction paper
regarding TB. How could this disease impact you? Are you at risk?
What can you do to reduce your risk of TB?. Send your paper
to your instructor.
Resources:
Interactive
Course for Clinicians This course is primarily for
Physicians. However, some of the
early material will be appropriate for anyone working
with all types of clients
Additional
Web-Based Training. A very good self-paced set of
interactive modules to educate yourself more about TB.
Primarily designed for Public Health workers. Can be taken for
credit
You can get
additional information from the following websites or your local
library in the medical section.
