PPT-The Newham latent tuberculosis infection screening and treatment project

Dr Heinke Kunst Consultant in Respiratory Medicine The new national TB strategy 19 January 2015 Press release PHE and NHS England launch joint 115m strategy to wipe out TB Professor Sir Bruce Keogh NHS Englands Medical Director said. Treatment of Latent TB Infection. December 2011. National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. Targeted TB Testing . and Treatment of Latent TB Infection. Why do we test?. 1. We want to prevent an outbreak of Tuberculosis in our campus community. 2. We want to find those that are affected and get them treated so you are able to continue to participate in your schooling. . Treatment of Latent TB Infection. September 2016. Targeted TB Testing and Treatment of Latent TB Infection. As TB disease rates in the United States decrease, finding and treating persons at high risk for latent TB infection (LTBI) has become a priority.. Targeted Testing and . the Diagnosis of . Latent Tuberculosis . Infection and . Tuberculosis Disease. Module 3 – Targeted Testing and the Diagnosis of . Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Tuberculosis Disease. the US Military. LTC . Jamie Mancuso, . July 2012. Paul . B. Keiser, Feb 2014. Walter . Reed Army Institute of Research. Edward Munch. . The Sick Child. . (1885). 2. Outline. Global Burden of Tuberculosis. Treatment of Latent . Tuberculosis Infection and Tuberculosis. Disease . Module 4 – Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Tuberculosis Disease. 2. Module 4: Objectives. At completion of this module, learners will be able to:. the US Military. LTC . Jamie Mancuso, . July 2012. Paul . B. Keiser, Feb 2014. Walter . Reed Army Institute of Research. Edward Munch. . The Sick Child. . (1885). 2. Outline. Global Burden of Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis: management, control and prevention Developed by: In partnership with: The Truth About TB is a national programme that raises public and professional awareness of tuberculosis. This training resource has been developed by TB Alert, the national tuberculosis charity, in partnership with NHS England and Public Health Mrs.Indumathi. Lecturer . YNC. OBJECTIVE. By the end of the session the student will be able to:. define tuberculosis. explain the epidemiological triad of tuberculosis. identify the mode of transmission and incubation period. Tuberculosis (TB). Epidemiology. It is estimated that 1/3 of the World’s population are infected with latent TB. Majority of the cases around 65% are seen in Africa and Asia (India and China). Co-infection with HIV remains a problem . TB has existed since antiquity . T. he oldest unambiguously detected mycobacterium tuberculosis give evidence of the disease in the remains of bison in Wyoming dated around 17.000 years ago . TB in human can be traced back ti 9.000 years ago in Haifa archeologists found TB in remains of mother and child buried together. Medical Microbiology. : Semester VI. Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious . infection . that mainly affects your . lungs. caused by . Mycobacterium tuberculosis.  (MTB) . bacteria and . The . Dr.. . Mohed. Shaker. A Brief History of Tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis (phthisis) described since the time of . Hippocrates (460 BC - 370 BC). . 1689: Doctor Richard Morton . used the term . “consumption”. 3: Add presenter’s information . 10: If you have a risk assessment tool specific to your facility, consider adding an image, link or specific language. 16-18: Discuss infection control measures specific to your facility.