Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB. The medical...
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Pott's disease (redirect from Tuberculosis of the Spine)
surgeon Percivall Pott who first described the symptoms in 1799, is tuberculosis of the spine, usually due to haematogenous spread from other sites, often...
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caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections...
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Miliary tuberculosis is a form of tuberculosis that is characterized by a wide dissemination into the human body and by the tiny size of the lesions (1–5 mm)...
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Abdominal tuberculosis is a type of extrapulmonary tuberculosis which involves the abdominal organs such as intestines, peritoneum and abdominal lymph...
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The history of tuberculosis encompasses the origins of the disease, tuberculosis (TB) through to the vaccines and treatments methods developed to contain...
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is tuberculosis (TB) within a location in the body other than the lungs. It accounts for an increasing fraction of active cases...
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Tuberculosis in India is a major health problem, causing about 220,000 deaths every year. In 2020, the Indian government made statements to eliminate tuberculosis...
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Mycobacterium bovis (redirect from Bovine Tuberculosis)
causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle (known as bovine TB). It is related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium which causes tuberculosis in humans...
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Isoniazid (category Anti-tuberculosis drugs)
hydrazide (INH), is an antibiotic used for the treatment of tuberculosis. For active tuberculosis, it is often used together with rifampicin, pyrazinamide...
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collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies...
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World Tuberculosis Day, observed on 24 March each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts...
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Tuberculosis is a serious public health problem in China. China has the world's third largest cases of tuberculosis (after India and Indonesia), but progress...
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Post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD) is ongoing lung disease that is caused by tuberculosis (TB) but persists after the infection is cured. PTLD can...
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Tuberculosis (TB) vaccines are vaccinations intended for the prevention of tuberculosis. Immunotherapy as a defence against TB was first proposed in 1890...
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis (TB) infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to treatment with at least two of the most...
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National TB Elimination Program (India) (redirect from Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program)
The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), earlier known as the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), is the Public Health...
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invest additional resources to end the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria to support attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals established...
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Tuberculoma (category Tuberculosis)
a clinical manifestation of tuberculosis which conglomerates tubercles into a firm lump, and so can mimic cancer tumors of many types in medical imaging...
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Pleurisy (redirect from Tuberculosis pleurisy)
Behçet's disease. Bacterial infections associated with pneumonia and tuberculosis Chest injuries (blunt or penetrating) Familial Mediterranean fever, an...
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Totally drug-resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB) is a generic term for tuberculosis strains that are resistant to a wider range of drugs than strains classified...
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Piscine tuberculosis (piscine mycobacteriosis or fish tuberculosis) is a chronic infectious disease that afflicts many species of fish. This disease is...
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GeneXpert MTB/RIF (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from May 2020)
rapid tuberculosis diagnosis and rapid antibiotic sensitivity test. It is an automated diagnostic test that can identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)...
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Ireland. She was considered an authority on the treatment and management of tuberculosis. Mary Aquinas Monaghan was born Cathleen or Kathleen Monaghan...
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Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis caused by bacteria that are resistant to some of the most effective anti-TB...
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Tuberculous meningitis (redirect from Tuberculosis, meningeal)
meningitis, is a specific type of bacterial meningitis caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the meninges—the system of membranes which envelop...
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vaccines. Tuberculosis management before this era was difficult and often of limited effect. In the 19th century, a movement for tuberculosis treatment...
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University College Dublin (redirect from UCD Quinn School of Business)
tuberculosis. Sr. Dr. Lucy O'Brien, missionary nun and medical doctor in Africa. Rev. Prof. E. F. O'Doherty, experimental psychologist, professor of psychology...
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T. (2022). "Ethnopharmacological reports on herbs used in the management of tuberculosis". Herbal Medicines. pp. 501–523. doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-90572-5...
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Tuberculous lymphadenitis (category Tuberculosis)
adenitis) is a form of tuberculosis infection occurring outside of the lungs. In general, it describes tuberculosis infection of the lymph nodes, leading...
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