Tuberculosis Awareness

Abstract:
This pamphlet, designed for an employee training session on tuberculosis (TB), can be used to provide anyone with basic information on the disease. An introductory section offers a brief history of TB, including the fact that TB infections have increased since 1985. The next sections describe TB and settings where it is most likely to spread, including homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and schools. The pamphlet clarifies the difference between latent TB infection and active TB, and it describes testing and diagnostic procedures. It also describes drug-resistant TB, which can occur when medications are not properly prescribed or are not taken regularly. While noting that anyone can contract TB if they are exposed, the brochure defines five groups of people who are more likely to be susceptible: immunocompromised individuals (including those with HIV), individuals in depressed socioeconomic circumstances, foreign-born people from countries where TB rates are still high, anyone living with someone who has active TB, and anyone who regularly comes into contact with someone in one of the first four groups. Overall, this brochure should be helpful to a wide variety of individuals interested in basic information about TB.


Date Published: 1/1/1994

Pages: 16

Location Code: 4044