GGRB28H3 Lecture : in class lecture note
Document Summary
Caused by mycobacterium, attacking the body but most commonly the lungs. Active tb - antibodies within body was unable to fight off virus, transmissible up to 10- Inactive/latent tb - bacteria is in the body but there are no symptoms, not capable of transmitting. 50% of people who are not cured die. Was widespread in last centuries - pale with red eyes coughing out blood (vampires) Contracted via respiratory tract, inhaling infected droplets. Installed in lungs, trapped in the bloodstream, attacking other organs. Mainly in asia, in 2008 - 55% of the global total. Eastern europe - 150 000 new cases in russia in 2008. 14 097 new cases in usa in 2005. In uk, dubbed "the disease that never went away" with 8113 new cases in 2005. in parts of london, tb rates are 10 x the national rate. Mccraig - tb linked to factors of poverty and ethnic belonging.
