1. Tuberculosis: MedlinePlus Directory of factsheets, news, and articles. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tuberculosis.html

pttitle = ""; Skip navigation A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health Home About MedlinePlus ... Contact Us Search MedlinePlus Health Topics ESPAÑOL Other Topics: A B C D ... All Topics Tuberculosis URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tuberculosis.html Also called: TB Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection caused by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis . The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but they can also damage other parts of the body. TB spreads through the air when a person with TB of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes or talks. If you have been exposed, you should go to your doctor for tests. You are more likely to get TB if you have a weak immune system. Symptoms of TB in the lungs may include A bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer Weight loss Coughing up blood or mucus Weakness or fatigue Fever and chills Night sweats If not treated properly, TB can be deadly. You can usually cure active TB by taking several medicines for a long period of time. People with latent TB can take medicine so that they do not develop active TB. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection caused by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis . The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but they can also damage other parts of the body. TB spreads through the air when a person with TB of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes or talks. If you have been exposed, you should go to your doctor for tests. You are more likely to get TB if you have a weak immune system.

2. Tuberculosis In Children - Keep Kids Healthy tuberculosis information and answers to common questions about TB in children, including the difference between tuberculosis infection and disease, how it is spread, symptoms, and http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/infectionsguide/tuberculosis.html

Bookstore Site Map Contact Us Help ... What's New? Search this site: Advanced Search Main Menu Pediatrics Parenting Experts Ask the Pediatrician Index of Topics ... Web Links Online Resources What's New Reviews Growth Charts Online Forums ... Height Calculator Newsletters: Subscribe to get free news, tips and updates. Recommend Us tell a friend about us or email this page to a friend Main Common Infections Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (Tb) is a serious infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Unfortunately, the incidence of tuberculosis has been increasing in recent years and there are an increasing number of cases of multi-drug resistance tuberculosis. Related Articles Common Infections School Problems Internet Links About Pediatrics Is Your Child at Risk? Tuberculosis Fact Sheet Routine testing for Tb with a tuberculin skin test is now only recommended in children who are at high risk for having the illness. Risk factors include being exposed to an infected adult, contact with someone who has been in prison, contact with the homeless, and travel to countries with a high rate of tuberculosis, including Mexico, India, Vietnam, China, Philippines, and many countries in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Adopted children from any high risk area should also be tested, including Romania and Russia. Also, all contacts of a person with a positive tuberculin skin test should also be tested. Even with a negative test, some younger children may need a chest x-ray and treatment if they were recently exposed to someone with tuberculosis and that person was thought to be contagious. Negative skin tests may need to be repeated in three months.

3. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia tuberculosis or TB (short for tubercles bacillus) is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Tuberculosis Classification and external resources Chest X-ray of a patient with far-advanced tuberculosis ICD A A ICD ... MeSH Tuberculosis or TB (short for tubercles bacillus ) is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria , usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis in humans. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have the disease cough, sneeze, or spit. Most infections in humans result in an asymptomatic , latent infection, and about one in ten latent infections eventually progresses to active disease, which, if left untreated, kills more than 50% of its victims. The classic symptoms are a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum fever night sweats , and weight loss . Infection of other organs causes a wide range of symptoms. Diagnosis relies on radiology (commonly chest X-rays ), a tuberculin skin test , blood tests, as well as microscopic examination and microbiological culture of bodily fluids.

4. Tuberculosis Transmission As this eMedTV page explains, tuberculosis can be transmitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or speaks. These actions send the tuberculosis bacteria into the air http://tuberculosis.emedtv.com/tuberculosis/tuberculosis-transmission.html

$BTB.trackEvent('www.emedtv.com/infectious_disease/respiratory/'); eMedTV Sitemap Tuberculosis Sitemap Please sign in to your HealthSavvy account to continue: Lost Password Don't have a HealthSavvy account yet? Click Here to sign up! Home eMedTV Home Tuberculosis Home Health Topics eMedTV Health Topics Tuberculosis Health Topics Symptoms Articles eMedTV Articles Tuberculosis Articles Video eMedTV Video Tuberculosis Medications Advertisement View All Related eMedTV Health Channels Tuberculosis TB Test Symptoms of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Treatment ... Site Map HealthSavvy Sign In Tuberculosis Transmission The only way that tuberculosis can be spread is when one person transmits the bacteria to another person through the air. Shaking hands or sharing dishes will not transmit the bacteria. When a person with tuberculosis coughs, sneezes, speaks, or laughs, tiny microscopic droplets containing the tuberculosis bacteria are sent into the air, causing people nearby to breathe in these bacteria and possibly become infected. Tuberculosis Disease An Overview of Tuberculosis Transmission Tuberculosis is spread through the air. People cannot get infected with tuberculosis through handshakes, sitting on toilet seats, or sharing dishes and utensils with someone who has tuberculosis.

5. Tuberculosis - Topix News on tuberculosis. http://www.topix.com/rss/health/tuberculosis.xml

http://www.topix.com/health/tuberculosis http://www.topix.com/rss/health/tuberculosis.xml News on Tuberculosis continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us http://www.topix.com/ http://topix.cachefly.net/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png http://www.topix.com/health/tuberculosis/2010/11/health-officials-investigating-tuberculosis-case?fromrss=1 Officials say the patient is a healthcare worker at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, and is also a student at Eastern Kentucky University. Moved Permanently Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:34:05 GMT http://www.topix.com/health/tuberculosis/2010/11/new-dry-powder-antibiotic-targets-tuberculosis-reduces-treatment-time?fromrss=1 New research being presented at the 2010 International Pharmaceutical Federation Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress in association with the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition will feature an inhalable dry powder antibiotic that when used alone or with current treatments may significantly reduce ... Physics Blog Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:29:34 GMT

6. Tuberculosis (TB) Symptoms, Cause, Transmission, Diagnosis And Read about tuberculosis (TB) treatment, diagnosis (skin test), transmission, cause (Mycobacterium) and symptoms. TB infection is a contagious disease that's easily spread. http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis/article.htm

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7. Tuberculosis tuberculosis (TB) is making a comeback in the United States today particularly among the homeless, those in prison, and those rendered susceptible because of HIV infection. http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/tuberculosis.html

8. Canada's Role In Fighting Tuberculosis, Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow. Public information on the biology of tuberculosis from the Canadian Lung Association. http://www.lung.ca/tb/

Teaching Resources Site Credits Glossary CANADA's ROLE in FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS About Tuberculosis What is tuberculosis and how is it spread? This resource explains the biology of tuberculosis and the way in which we deal with it. Tuberculosis History in Canada Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases of humans. Find out how it use to be fought, through sanatoria and mass community surveys. Tuberculosis in Canada Today A "cure" was found for tuberculosis in the 1940s, but it is not gone from Canada. Why does TB remain and what are Canadians doing about it? This digital collection was produced under contract to Canada's Digital Collections program, Industry Canada. The website was produced by a CDC team at the Saskatchewan Lung Association

9. Tuberculosis: Definition, Synonyms From Answers.com n. ( Abbr. TB ) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles on the lungs and other tissues of http://www.answers.com/topic/tuberculosis

10. Tuberculosis - Symptoms, Treatment And Prevention of tuberculosis; Symptoms of tuberculosis......Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention of tuberculosis Definition of tuberculosis; http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/123/main.html

11. CDC - Tuberculosis (TB) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of tuberculosis Elimination http://www.cdc.gov/tb/

12. Tuberculosis Control This site provides access to information about tuberculosis (TB) disease and prevention in North Carolina. The tuberculosis Control program, located in the Public Health Division http://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/tb/

Epidemiology is part of Public Health in North Carolina Topics A-Z Asbestos Biological Agents Registry ... CDC Health Topics This site provides access to information about tuberculosis (TB) disease and prevention in North Carolina. The Tuberculosis Control program, located in the Public Health Division of the NC Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead agency in combating tuberculosis in the state. Tuberculosis is a communicable, potentially deadly disease that usually affects the lungs but can attack other parts of the body as well. It is spread when a person with an active case of TB breathes out the disease-causing bacteria, which are then inhaled by another person. TB is treatable and usually curable, although new drug-resistant strains are appearing that are very difficult to treat. It is vital that TB patients faithfully follow their treatment regimen and take all medications as directed, for as long as directed, or the disease can recur in a drug-resistant form. The TB Control Program has made progress. In 2007, North Carolina had a TB rate of 3.8 cases per 100,000 persons, a significant decrease from the 2003 rate of 4.6 per 100,000. The current goal of the TB Control program is to reduce tuberculosis disease in North Carolina by the year 2015 to under one case per one million persons, virtually eliminating TB in the state. In order to accomplish this goal, health care providers must:

13. Tuberculosis News - Topix Latest news stories on the disease. http://www.topix.com/health/tuberculosis

14. Tuberculosis - Definition And More From The Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary Definition of word from the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuberculosis

15. Tuberculosis For Health Care Professionals 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. http://www.tbrieder.org

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Home Read first The Union Bacteriology ... Interna Understand and Fight Tuberculosis Information for health care professionals Department of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Material offered in the International Tuberculosis Courses Relevant recent updates and changes Check Page Rank of this Web site: The Union. Responsible for content: Hans L Rieder, Tuberculosis Department

16. Tuberculosis Causes, Symptoms, Treatment - Tuberculosis Symptoms And Signs On EM Read about the history of tuberculosis (TB), its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention information. TB is an airborne disease caused by the bacteria http://www.emedicinehealth.com/tuberculosis/page3_em.htm

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17. Tuberculosis - Definition Of Tuberculosis At YourDictionary.com an infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles in various tissues of the body; specif., tuberculosis of the lungs; pulmonary http://www.yourdictionary.com/tuberculosis

18. CBC News Tuberculosis Includes facts, videos, reports, and links on tuberculosis. http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/10/03/f-tuberculosis.html

19. Tuberculosis: Symptoms - MayoClinic.com tuberculosis — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment, prevention of this common infectious disease. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tuberculosis/DS00372/DSECTION=symptoms

20. Tuberculosis. [Lancet. 2003] - PubMed Result PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 19 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13678977

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