communicable disease that affects a person’s lungs. Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium. Untreated TB can be fatal‚ in the past TB was the leading cause of death in the United States. There are two TB related conditions that exit: latent TB infection and Active TB infection. TB can be transmitted to others when an infected person coughs or sneezes. According to the “Center for Disease Control” (2010)‚ "TB disease is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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serious is this problem? TB‚ or Tuberculosis‚ is a chronic or acute contagious disease caused by a bacterial infection. TB is the leading cause of death from a single infectious disease‚ accounting for over a quarter of avoidable deaths among adults. It can affect several organs of the human body‚ including the brain‚ the kidneys and the bones‚ but it predominately manifests itself in the lungs where it is called "Pulmonary Tuberculosis". According to the WHO‚ TB infection is currently spreading
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percent of TB patients may be co-infected with HIV. In Ethiopia‚ a routine national data showed the co-infection rate of 31%. HIV prevalence studies among TB patients at segmented areas of the country showed as high as 52.1% in University of Gondar hospital and as low as 18% in SNNPR. Having information about the status of co infection rate can help to improve the TB/HIV collaboration program. Thus‚ this study was intended to determine the rate of HIV infection and associated factors in TB patients
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1. Structured cabling and server room build up Structured cabling design and installation is governed by a set of standards that specify wiring data centers for data or voice communications using various kinds of cable‚ most commonly category 5e (CAT-5e)‚ category 6 (CAT-6)‚. These standards define how to lay the cabling in various topologies in order to meet the needs of the customer‚ typically using a central patch panel (which is normally 19 inch rack-mounted)‚ from where each modular connection
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TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis‚ commonly known as TB‚ is a contagious and an often severe airborne disease caused by a bacterial infection. TB typically affects the lungs‚ but it also may affect any other organ of the body. It is usually treated with a regimen of drugs taken for 6 months to 2 years‚ depending on the type of infection Tuberculosis was popularly known as consumption for a long time. Scientists know it as an infection caused by M. tuberculosis. In 1882‚ the microbiologist Robert Koch discovered
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Wireless Network Plan Deployment Scenario The Infrastructure deployment scenario is recommended for Apex Designs’ Conference Center. Deployment Scenario Reasoning The Infrastructure deployment scenario will allow for wireless access points (WAPs) to be connected to the existing wired network allowing employees with wireless devices the ability to access the company’s network. This is a commonly used method of enhancing an existing wired network while adding the benefit of mobility to employees
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1. Definition of Tubercullosis Tuberculosis‚ MTB‚ or TB (short for tubercle bacillus) is a common‚ and in many cases lethal‚ infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria‚ usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[1] Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs‚ but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB infection cough‚ sneeze‚ or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air.[2] Most infections are asymptomatic and
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NRS-427V October 5‚ 2014 Epidemiology Paper: Tuberculosis “Tuberculosis (TB)‚ a multisystem disease with myriad presentations and manifestations‚ is the most common cause of infectious disease–related mortality worldwide. Although TB rates are decreasing in the United States‚ the disease is becoming more common in many parts of the world. In addition‚ the prevalence of drug-resistant TB is increasing worldwide. TB is caused by M tuberculosis‚ a slow-growing obligate aerobe and a facultative
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A mandatory nationwide surveillance of patients with TB positivity that requires medication. The local health department must ensure medications are being provided to all TB positive patients undergoing treatment regardless of their payment status. Thus‚ programs such as DOT (Directly Observed Therapy) must be mandated -Through this program‚ each TB patient is assigned a DOT worker. The DOT worker meets with the patient to ensure that the patient is taking their medication to facilitate the process
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However‚ given that most deaths from TB are preventable‚ the death toll from the disease is still unacceptably high and efforts to combat it must be accelerated. Worldwide the proportion of new cases with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) was 3.5 in 2013 and has not changed compared with recent years. However‚ much higher levels of resistance and poor treatment outcomes are of major concern in some parts of the world. Of the estimated 9 million people who developed TB in 2013‚ more than half (56) were
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