TUBERCULOSIS
, INDEX
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INTRODUCTION
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
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PATHOGENESIS
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
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DIAGNOSIS
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PREVENTION
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TREATMENT
, INTRODUCTION
●
Even now TB remains a top infectious disease affecting humans and several animals
globally.
●
It is none of the most widely prevalent chronic infectious diseases affecting mankind
●
TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB) which may involve all organs in
the body but lungs are the most common site.
●
Robert Koch discovered the organism in 1882.
●
Man is affected most commonly by human strain and less commonly by the bovine
strain.
, INDEX
●
INTRODUCTION
●
EPIDEMIOLOGY
●
PATHOGENESIS
●
PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
●
DIAGNOSIS
●
PREVENTION
●
TREATMENT
, INTRODUCTION
●
Even now TB remains a top infectious disease affecting humans and several animals
globally.
●
It is none of the most widely prevalent chronic infectious diseases affecting mankind
●
TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB) which may involve all organs in
the body but lungs are the most common site.
●
Robert Koch discovered the organism in 1882.
●
Man is affected most commonly by human strain and less commonly by the bovine
strain.
