Tuberculosis
What is Tuberculosis?
The word tuberculosis (TB) refers to a range of
illnesses caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. People can have the inactive (latent)
form of TB (LTB1) or the active form. Those with
latent TB cannot pass on the disease and can be
treated to prevent it from becoming active TB.
People with active TB disease can In some people,
particularly those who have weak immune systems, the
TB bacilli may become active, leading to TB disease,
which can potentially affect almost every organ of
the body, especially the lung.
TB disease can be cured with appropriate
medications (specific antimicrobial drugs).
If not treated properly, TB disease can be fatal.
TB disease was once the leading cause of death in
the United States and it remains a leading cause of
death worldwide.
Tuberculosis Related Links and Information
FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
CDC - Questions and answers Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/faqs/qa.htm
CDC - You Can Prevent TB
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/prevention_eng.htm
CDC - TB fact sheets
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/dtbefax.htm
National Institutes of Health (NIH) - TB Overview
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/tb.htm
American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35778
NIH National Library of Medicine TB information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tuberculosis.html
About TB - Francis J. Curry National TB Center (CNTC
- CDC-funded)
http://www.nationaltbcenter.edu/abouttb/index.cfm
FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
VA Information - Notices for the VA medical
system
VA Tuberculosis Directive (38k MS Word
file)
TB Program Guidance - issued by the VA in August
of 1995
http://www.publichealth.va.gov/watch/tb_prog_guide.htm
Epidemiology/surveillance
US – CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/surv/surv.htm
World – WHO data
http://www.who.int/GlobalAtlas/DataQuery/browse.asp?catID=011600000000&lev=3
Diagnosis/Treatment
State TB Control Offices (maintained by CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/tboffices.htm
CDC lab services
The Division of TB Elimination (DTBE)
Mycobacteriology Laboratory Branch (MLB) provides
services for certain tests on mycobacterial cultures
submitted from federal, state, local, and
territorial public health laboratories.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/Laboratory_Services/default.htm
Guidelines list – CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/Maj_guide/List_date.htm
Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of
Latent Tuberculosis Infection, 2005
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/slidesets/LTBI/default.htm
Treatment of TB 2003 – CDC slide set
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/slidesets/Treatment_Guidelines/2003/default.htm
Elimination of Latent TB - CDC slide set
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/slides/LTBI/default.htm
Tuberculosis treatment guidelines for a personal
digital assistant (PDA)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/PDA_TBGuidelines/PDA_treatment_guidelines.htm
Occupational Health and TB
TB Web site of the Occupational Health and Safety
Administration - Department of Labor
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/hazards/tb/tb.html
Tuberculosis in Healthcare Settings – CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/GUIDE/tuber.htm
Links to Information & Education
Organizations that provide TB information and
services - Compiled by the CDC
TB Education and Training Resource Guide – CDC
http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/tb/guide/toc.asp
TB Education and Training Resources Website
http://www.findtbresources.org/scripts/index.cfm?FuseAction=Organizations
Francis J. Curry National TB Center (CNTC
CDC-funded
http://www.nationaltbcenter.edu/index.cfm
Online courses and resources, CNTC
http://www.nationaltbcenter.edu/courses/index.cfm
Non-VA Federal sources of information on TB
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/default.htmm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - TB
Education and Training Resources
http://www.findtbresources.org/scripts/index.cfm
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases TB Information
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/tb.htm
National Library of Medicine - TB information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tuberculosis.html
International Sources of Information
World Health Organization TB Web site
http://www.who.int/tb/en/
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