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Tuberculosis (commonly abbreviated as TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (Miliary tuberculosis), genitourinary system, bones and joints.
Tuberculosis is one of the most deadly and common major infectious diseases today. As of 2004, 14.6 million people have active TB disease with nine million new cases of the disease and nearly two million deaths, mostly in developing countries. However, developing countries are not the only places with tuberculosis. There is a rising number of people in the developed world who contract tuberculosis because they have compromised immune systems, typically as a result of immunosupressive drugs or HIV/AIDS. These people are at particular risk of tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis disease.
Most of those infected (90%) have asymptomatic latent TB infection (LTBI). There is a 10% lifetime chance that LTBI will progress to TB disease which, if left untreated, will kill more than 50% of its victims. TB is one of the top four infectious killing diseases in the world: TB kills 1.7 million, and malaria kills 2-3 million.
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Jack Handey Deep Thoughts~ Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis.
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Jack Handey Deep Thoughts~ Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis.
AIDS and Tuberculosis: A Deadly Liaison (Infection Biology (VCH)) - Wiley-VCH. http://bit.ly/4ERbuB
diseases_book (New Diseases Books) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:45 -0000
AIDS and Tuberculosis: A Deadly Liaison (Infection Biology (VCH)) - Wiley-VCH. http://bit.ly/4ERbuB
"The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted." ~Mother Teresa
naturesprite (Nature Sprite) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:37:06 -0000
"The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted." ~Mother Teresa
@jacksbileduct You take tuberculosis. My smoking doesn't go over at all.
lyingtourist (Marla Singer) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:17:01 -0000
@jacksbileduct You take tuberculosis. My smoking doesn't go over at all.
Mechanism discovered by which body's cells encourage tuberculosis infection http://ow.ly/169AEe
medicalnews (Medical News) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:11:22 -0000
Mechanism discovered by which body's cells encourage tuberculosis infection http://ow.ly/169AEe
I hope I have Tuberculosis. I'll rename it Tiberiusulosis.
frontyardninja (Jessica) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:44:39 -0000
I hope I have Tuberculosis. I'll rename it Tiberiusulosis.
About Tuberculosis - Public information on the biology of tuberculosis from the Canadian Lung Association.
Meta Description: [ Tuberculosis was beaten in fifty years ago, but not wiped out. This is the story of how Canada helped to fight this killer and is still helping today. ]
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CBC News - Includes facts, videos, reports, and links on Tuberculosis.
CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination - News, reports, guidelines, and educational materials for health professionals.
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Charles P. Felton National Tuberculosis Center - The goal is to meet the challenge of TB in Harlem by providing innovative prevention, treatment, and training programs to members community and healthcare providers serving the community.
Danida Assisted Revised National Tuberculosis Programme in India - Information about the organization, initiatives, publications, a resource directory as well as the details about the disease itself.
Dr. David Alexander Stewart - A history of the fight against tuberculosis in Canada.
eMedicine Health - Tuberculosis - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of TB.
Meta Description: [ Find out about tuberculosis (TB), an infectious pulmonary disease caused by mycobacterium, how it's transmitted, its causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention and diagnosis. ]
EQUI-TB Knowledge Programme - Details the international research program into pro-poor strategies in tackling Tuberculosis.
Global Alliance for TB Drug Development - Seeks to develop and ensure equitable access to new tuberculosis drugs. Features organization information, disease information, new drug development, and news.
Meta Description: [ The Global Alliance seeks to develop and ensure equitable access to new tuberculosis (TB) drugs. Someone dies of TB every 15 seconds. 1 out of 3 people with HIV/AIDS will die of TB. No novel drug has been developed in over 30 years and new drugs are urgently needed. ]
Institute for Tuberculosis Research - Dedicated to the discovery and development of new effective, low-cost, therapeutics for the treatment of tuberculosis. Includes description of research projects, facilities, and methods, and welcomes donations to sponsor drug discovery.
Meta Description: [ The Institute for Tuberculosis Research based at the University of Illinois at Chicago specializes in advanced research and new drug discovery and delivery in the combat against TB ]
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Johns Hopkins Center For Tuberculosis Research - Features research, epidemiology, treatment, drug information, forum, news, articles, and resources.
MedlinePlus: Tuberculosis - Directory of factsheets, news, and articles.
Meta Description: [ Tuberculosis ]
MYCOS Research - A Colorado limited liability company providing custom mycobacterial research materials. Features products, services, company information, and research.
NJMS National Tuberculosis Center - An institution performing research on the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, particularly in inner-city environments in the United States.
Philippine Tuberculosis Society Inc. - Dedicated to the prevention, treatment and control of TB in the country. Includes information about the disease and the organization.
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Stop TB Initiative - The Stop TB Initiative is a partnership for global action. The mission of Stop TB is to ensure that every person with TB has all the necessary information and access to treatment and cure; to protect vulnerable populations from TB and multidrug-resistant TB; and to prevent the unnecessary social and economic tolls of TB.
Meta Description: [ The Stop TB Partnership aims to push tuberculosis up the world political agenda. It focuses on expanding the use of DOTS, forming a TB drug facility to provide free or low cost tuberculosis drugs, and a global charter to map the world response to the tuberculosis epidemic. ]
TB Alert - Details about this charity which supports health projects worldwide and promotes awareness of tuberculosis. Includes publications, a newsletter and links.
Meta Description: [ TBAlert: a charity that supports TB projects around the world and promotes awareness of Tuberculosis ]
TB Control India - An information site providing vital information about the status of the RNTCP, Revised National Tuberculosis Programme being implemented in India.
TBandU - Offers A to Z of Tuberculosis and includes general, mental health and medication side effects issues. Includes support and message board chat room.
Meta Description: [ A laymans guide to tuberculosis, atypical tuberculosis and mycobacerial disease. Site can be translated into main languages. Site also includes games and message board. ]
TBXrays.com - A graphics only site of x-rays and images of patients with tuberculosis and other lung disease.
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The TB Investigation Project - A 2002 study investigating tuberculosis in Russia, the USA, and the UK. Analysis of both the human and the scientific stories behind the fight against TB. Includes TB links.
Tuberculosis - Tuberculosis and Public Health for Health Care Professionals. Reviews on issues in tuberculosis, applied epidemiology, and courses. An affiliation of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
Tuberculosis Facts - Factsheet with cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.
Turberculosis - A comprehensive resource on tuberculosis and HIV infection, from AEGIS.
Meta Description: [ Tuberculosis (TB) is a dangerous -- often deadly -- disease. Testing, preventative measures, and aggressive treatment are important. TB is the most common opportunistic infection. ]
Veiled Face of Tuberculosis - Find the author's attitude towards diagnostics of renal tuberculosis, the way the investigations were performed, studied samples, and a note on the author. Site is in English and Croatian.
Meta Description: [ A new perspective of renal tuberculosis ]
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