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By Sally Giangreco, Amber Drew, Myke Morelli, Franny Mcnamara and Charles Franco

By Sally Giangreco, Amber Drew, Myke Morelli, Franny Mcnamara and Charles Franco. Table of Contents. What is it? What causes it? Who is at risk? What are the symptoms? How is it treated? How is it spread? How to prevent TB Statistics and Research Other important facts Quiz.

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By Sally Giangreco, Amber Drew, Myke Morelli, Franny Mcnamara and Charles Franco

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  1. By Sally Giangreco, Amber Drew, Myke Morelli, Franny Mcnamara and Charles Franco

  2. Table of Contents • What is it? • What causes it? • Who is at risk? • What are the symptoms? • How is it treated? • How is it spread? • How to prevent TB • Statistics and Research • Other important facts • Quiz

  3. What is TB?Chronic Infectious • "TB" is short for tuberculosis • If not treated properly, TB disease can be fatal.  • Attack Lungs, but can also attack other parts of the body

  4. What Causes The Disease? • The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. • TB disease is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

  5. Who is at Risk? • A healthy immune system can often successfully fight TB bacteria • But your body can't mount an effective defense if your resistance is low.

  6. What are some of the Symptoms? - a bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer - pain in the chest - coughing up blood or sputum- weakness or fatigue - weight loss - no appetite - chills - fever - sweating at night

  7. How is the Disease Treated? • TB disease can be treated by taking several drugs for 6 to 12 months • It is very important that people who have TB disease finish the medicine, and take the drugs exactly as prescribed • If they stop taking the drugs too soon, they can become sick again; if they do not take the drugs correctly, the germs that are still alive may become immune to those drugs.

  8. How is it Spread? • TB is NOT spread by - shaking someone’s hand - sharing food or drink - touching bed linens or toilet seats - sharing toothbrushes - kissing

  9. How do you prevent TB? • Primary: - TB is spread through the air from one person to another - Wearing a mask is a good way to keep yourself from catching the disease • Secondary: - Keeping your immune system strong • Tertiary: - Taking your medicine as the doctor prescribed it - Not taking it or abruptly stopping taking it can lead to the TB bacteria to become immune to the meds

  10. Statistics and Recent Research • The percentage of TB cases that occur in African Americans is higher than expected based on the percentage of African Americans in the US population • HIV-infected travelers are at greatest risk if they come in contact with a person with MDR or XDR TB

  11. Other Facts About TB • Edgar Allen Poe first wife and mother both died of TB • You can do easy test to figure out if are infected by TB

  12. QUIZ TIME! • What does TB short for? A: Tuberculosis 2. Symptoms for TB? - a bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer - pain in the chest - coughing up blood or sputum- weakness or fatigue 3. How are HIV and TB linked? A: having HIV means that your Immune System is dying, making it hard to fight off TB

  13. Reference Cited • http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/faqs/default.htm Center of Disease Control • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tuberculosis/DS00372/DSECTION=risk-factors Mayo Clinic

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