1. Stephen Thai & Bao Nguyen

2. Standard Definition
 Is a highly contagious disease caused
by a bacteria known as Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. TB generally affects the
lungs, but it also can invade other
organs of the human body

3. Origin
 Originated in the Eastern Mediterranean
about 7000 B.C.

4. Signs and Symptoms
 fatigue
 loss of appetite and
weight loss
 cough with purulent
and/or bloody sputum
 night sweats
 low-grade fever that
occurs mostly in the
afternoon
 lethargy

5. Contributing Factors
 Air droplets can
transmit the
disease, for
example, coughing.
 People with
prolonged, frequent,
or close contact with
people with TB are at
particularly high risk
of becoming infected.

6. Prognosis
 Symptoms often improve in 2 - 3 weeks.
A chest x-ray will not show this
improvement until weeks or months
later. The outlook is excellent if
pulmonary TB is diagnosed early and
treatment is begun quickly.

7. Medication used in
Treatment
The most commonly used drugs include:
 Isoniazid
 Rifampin
 Pyrazinamide
 Ethambutol
Other drugs that may be used to treat TB include:
 Amikacin
 Ethionamide
 Moxifloxacin
 Para-aminosalicylic acid
 Streptomycin

8. Ancillary Treatment

9. Prevention
If you have TB, it's important not to spread it to other
people. Take the following measures:
 Stay home from school or work and avoid other
people in your home for the first few weeks of your
treatment.
 Adequately ventilate your home as small enclosed
spaces makes it easier for the bacteria to spread.
 Cough and sneeze into a tissue, immediately
discard it into a sealed trash bag afterward and
don't forget to wash your hands thoroughly.

10. Case Study

11. Bibliography
 http://copd.about.com/od/glossaryofterm
spz/g/Pulmonary-Tuberculosis.htm
 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedheal
th/PMH0001141/