Friday, May 8, 2009

If you were to walk into an old Tuberculosis hospital, is there any possibility of infection

If you were to walk into an old Tuberculosis hospital, is there any possibility of infection?
For example, if I were to walk around in an old TB hospital, would there be any chance of me getting TB myself? Or would the time deteriorate any chance of infection?
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No likely, because tb is contracted by person to person via droplets

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Monday, May 4, 2009

Tuberculosis treatment requires multiple drugs administered over a long period of time because

Tuberculosis treatment requires multiple drugs administered over a long period of time because?
A. spores are difficult to treat B. tuberculosis is a virus C. patients don't like the medicine D. the organisms reside in granulomas
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D: The organisms reside in granulomas

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Friday, May 1, 2009

what project about tuberculosis can be implemented in a community in an urban setting

what project about tuberculosis can be implemented in a community in an urban setting?
i'm a post graduate intern at a hospital in manila anf i've been assigned to a certain community. i've been asked to do a project proposal on an infectious disease, preferably PTB. but i'm having trouble deciding which topic i should tackle or what type of activity i should do. previous batches have done lectures on screening and on PPD.
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Look here for ideas of turberculosis-related communications campaigns: http://www.comminit.com/en

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