How to prevent Tuberculosis from spreading ?
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2018-05-05
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faculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical University
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Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major public health threats a declining trend in TB
incidence, prevalence and mortality has been observed over the last decade different
strategies been used to control the prevalence. The end up TB strategy highlighted the
need to engage partners within the health sector and beyond, such as in the fields of
social protection, labour and immigration the strategy aims to end the global TB
epidemic, with targets to reduce TB deaths by 95% and to cut new cases. And then there
is the Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS) strategy which, by
emphasizing bacteriological diagnosis and standard short-course chemotherapy with
direct observation of treatment, may have significantly contributed to the reduction of
chronic and untreated cases, By adopting this strategy in as many as 180 countries.
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TB is a bacterial disease which in humans is usually caused by an organism called
Mycobacterium tuberculosisis consider one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. In
an age when we believe that we have the tools to conquer most diseases, the ancient
scourge of tuberculosis (TB) still causes 2 million deaths a year worldwide—more than
any other single infectious organism—reminding us that we still have a long way to go.
However the United States is now experiencing a resurgence of tuberculosis on how we
can manage it and control its prevalence
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