Tuberculosis

Facing Tuberculosis
When Germs Travel: Six Major Epidemics That Have Invaded America and the Fears They Have Unleashed
by Howard Markel
One afternoon a month and a day after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, I was in a crowded subway car making its way down Manhattan's Upper West Side. Only seven miles south of the 125th Street station, where the train was

Substance Abuse : Tuberculosis, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
by Child Welfare Information Gateway
TB is an infectious disease caused by tubercle bacilli. Infection may occur anywhere in the body, but the lung is the most common site. After the airborne tubercle bacilli are inhaled, they generally multiply in the lungs, sometimes reaching

Tuberculosis : Staying Healthy
by National Institute of Health
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by a germ. You can get this germ from another person. The TB germ can invade your lungs and make you very sick. The germ can do two things in your body it can sleep quietly without you noticing it

Tuberculosis : Curing TB
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A number of drugs given together are used to cure TB. Kopanoff says that CDC recommends a six-month course with INH and rifampin given concurrently. Pyrazinamide is also given along with these drugs for the first two months only.

Understanding Tuberculosis
by National Institute of Health
In developed countries, such as the United States, many people think tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of the past. TB, however, is still a leading killer of young adults worldwide. Some 2 billion people-one-third of the world's population-are thought

Tuberculosis: Still Striking
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Once a top killer, TB declined dramatically in the first half of this century thanks to new drug treatments, improved hygiene, and better understanding of the disease. But now, the number of TB cases is beginning to creep up again.

Tuberculosis (TB) : A Terrible Toll
by National Institute of Health
Tuberculosis (TB) is an old disease but one that still ranks among the foremost killers of the 21st century. Every second of every day, someone is newly infected with the bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb ), that causes TB.

Tuberculosis (TB)
by Health Canada
Tuberculosis has existed for centuries, and used to be called consumption. It is a serious disease that usually attacks the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body, including the brain, lymph nodes and bones.

Tuberculosis: General Information
by CDC
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine.