Questions And Answers About Tuberculosis

Download or read book Questions and Answers about Tuberculosis written by Health and Human Services Dept (U S ) and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions and Answers About Tuberculosis ( TB) was written to provide information on the diagnosis and treatment of TB infection and TB disease for persons who do not have a medical background. Key audiences for this booklet are: persons with or at risk for TB; persons who provide services for those at high risk for TB such as correctional officers, homeless shelter workers, emergency responders; persons who may have been exposed to someone with TB in a workplace or school setting; and persons who want to learn more about this disease. This booklet answers common questions about TB and includes a glossary of terms, plus a few illustrations to make this a helpful resource to many readers without medical training. Other related products: Questions and Answers About Tuberculosis (Package of 25) bundled booklets at a special price can be found at this link: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/017-023-00231-7 This companion booklet would be wonderful for school purchases in classroom size to learn about Tuberculosis, physician and pediatrician offices, in-patient and out-patient clinics to promote education about this disease. The Health Consequences of Smoking--50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General (Full Report- ePub eBook) can be found at this link: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/017-300-00010-5 Other resources published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/345 Keywords: US Department of Health and Human Services; HHS; medical guidance; medical; tuberculosis; diseases and conditions; TB; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); CDC; medical educational materials; TB skin test; TB infection; infections; bacteria; lungs; racial and ethic minorities; TB risk factors; weak immune systems; BCG vaccine for TB;TB treatments;