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What organ(s) does Tuberculosis primarily affect?

Lungs🫁

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Provide one way health educators can help with the TB issue within their field.

Who is Hippocrates

100
What DOTs stands for
What is directly observed therapy
100
What are 2 specific populations affected?
What is African Americans Children, & Pregnant women Elderly Economically disadvantage Correctional Facilities, & Military Homeless International Travelers Immigrants
100

Provide one way health educators can help with the TN issue within their field.

What is advocacy being a resource person providing programs and incentives to get people to their DOTs therapy participate in research (why barriers in treatment exist)

200
What are 3 of the most common symptoms of Tuberculosis?
What is long lasting bad cough Extreme weakness Fatigue Coughing up blood Weight loss High fevers Chest pain No appetite Chills
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Tuberculosis has been referred to as many different names which is one

TB is a name for tuberulosis

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Name two common medication side effects of TB treatments
What is Nausea or vomiting Loss of Appetite A yellow color to the skin (Jaundice) Dark Urine A fever that lasts 3 or more days without an obvious cause
200
List at least (1) difference between the global and domestic impact of Tuberculosis?
In U.S it mostly affects the elderly and Globally it affects infants and young adults In U.S 5-10% of population test positive and Globally ~80% of population test positive for TB
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Name two organizations that are helping fighting TB
What is Stop TB Partnership WHO The Global Fund Partners In Health
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What bacterium is responsible for Tuberculosis?
What is Myobacterium tuberculosis
300
Samuel G. Morton’s Illustrations of Pulmonary Consumption is the first book on TB issued in what country in 1843?
What is The United States
300
Can the vaccine for TB lead to a false positive skin test?
What is Yes
300
What are two risk factors associated with Tuberculosis?
HIV/Person with weak immune systems Inhabitants/Employees where vulnerable populations are Overcrowding/Malnutrition Chronic Lung Disease Cigarette Smokers Travel to certain part of the world
300
How do you keep latent TB from becoming active?
Treat with multiple medications for a shorter period of time
400
What is one reason Tuberculosis is an important public health concern?
What is it affects a variety of populations Can be fatal if not treated One of the world's deadliest diseases.
400
Who discovered and identified the actual infectious agent tubercle bacillus?
Who is Robert Koch
400
List two factors that do not allow for universal treatment of TB
What is Age The Form (latent or active) Overall Health Possible Drug Resistance Where infection is located
400
List one physical environmental considerations that can lead to Tuberculosis.
What is overcrowding/share of close quarters Impoverish conditions Access to healthcare Individual health condition
400
Name one way to avoid multi-drug resistant TB?
Don't stop treatment early Don't skip a treatment Quick diagnosis of TB Avoid close quarters with those who have multi-drug resistant TB
500
Briefly explain latent infection and include if it is contagious or not.
What is when an individual is infected with an inactive Tuberculosis bacterium and is not contagious at this point.
500
Isoniazid is the most important kind of what drug to treat Tuberculosis?
What is a Chemotherapy Drug
500
Provide one population that is given the TB vaccine (BCG)
What is infants and small children in counties where TB is common Children who are around untreated or ineffectively treated adults High risk health care workers
500
Which four states contribute to 50% of all of the United States Tuberculosis?
California, New York, Florida, and Texas
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The number of people who die of TB every minute
What is Three