https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe A disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. en-us 2020-03-11 16:51:32 UTC 2024-12-01 00:42:30 UTC hello@padlet.com johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458529822 also known as: consumption, phthisis, scrofula, the King’s Touch, the White Plague, and “the Captain of all these Men of Death”.]]> 2020-03-11 16:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458529822 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458536575 Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that spreads from person to person through microscopic droplets released in the air. If can be transmitted when someone untreated coughs, speaks, sneezes, spits, laughs, or sings.]]> 2020-03-11 16:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458536575 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458539079 Symptoms of tuberculosis may include coughing(sometimes laced with blood), weight loss, night sweats, and a fever. It can be very difficult to determine whether or not someone may have tuberculosis due to the lack of symptoms. ]]> 2020-03-11 17:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458539079 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458546983 There are two different ways one can be tested for tuberculosis: the TB Skin Test (TST), where PPD tuberculin is injected just below the skin of your forearm, and the TB Blood Test. A TB Blood test can only tell that a person has been infected by tuberculosis bacteria, which is why skin tests are more commonly used. ]]> 2020-03-11 17:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458546983 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458548378 An infected person can transmit to a susceptible person in airborne particles called droplet nuclei, which are tiny droplets of water that contain bacteria. ]]> 2020-03-11 17:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458548378 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458552634 To prevent tuberculosis, some general statements would include taking all medicines as prescribed, keeping all doctor appointments, covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze, and washing your hands. Further precautions that can be taken would include respirators and masks, consumption of pasteurized milk, and vaccines. ]]> 2020-03-11 17:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458552634 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458557782 Controlling tuberculosis is very simple nowadays. An infected individual must take antibiotics, such as isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide for the first 6-9 months. If you stop taking them before completing the full course time, the TB infection might become resistant to the antibiotics. This is life threatening and can be very difficult to treat, with a longer course of treatment with more toxic therapies.]]> 2020-03-11 17:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458557782 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458560686 Tuberculosis affects men, women, and children of all ages. According to various studies, individuals of Hispanic/Latino, black or African, or Asian descent are impacted at a greater rate than other minorities in the U.S. population.]]> 2020-03-11 17:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458560686 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458564067 In history, tuberculosis killed 1 in 7 of all people. This infection used to mean certain death. Currently, there are about 9,000-10,000 cases a year, but it’s treatable and can be prevented. ]]> 2020-03-11 17:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458564067 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458567747 Tuberculosis is most commonly found in Asia and Africa, and normally in developing countries almost 90% of the time. ]]> 2020-03-11 17:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458567747 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458570166 1. Tuberculosis is the leading killer of people with HIV
2. Treatment from 2000-2018 saved about 58 million lives
3. More than 8 million people become sick with TB each year
4. TB kills more people than any other infectious disease
6. TB can attack almost any part of the body, but it’s main source are the lungs ]]> 2020-03-11 17:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458570166 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458573182 1. “Tuberculosis | TB | TB Test.” MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 12 Mar. 2020, medlineplus.gov/tuberculosis.html.
2. “Tuberculosis (TB): Symptoms, Signs, Causes, Transmission & Contagiousness.” WebMD, WebMD, 8 Oct. 2019, www.webmd.com/lung/understanding-tuberculosis-basics#1.
3. “Tuberculosis (TB).” World Health Organization, World Health Organization, www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis.]]> 2020-03-11 17:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/458573182 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/465526837 The white blood cells that first ingest TB bacteria are macrophages, which kill invading particles by taking them into a vacuole and breaking them down. It usually aims for the lungs, which means the infection destroys an individual’s lung tissue. This causes them to cough up bacteria and infect others.]]> 2020-03-18 23:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/465526837 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/465527115 2020-03-18 23:21:17 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/465527115 johnsonm211 https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/465527134 2020-03-18 23:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/johnsonm211/jeo5h45igmqe/wish/465527134