Chapter 12.1 PP Flashcards
Disease caused by bacterium
Tuberculosis (TB)
Mycobacterium __________.
Tuberculosis (TB)
How many people carry TB?
2 Billion
How many deaths does TB cause each year?
2 Million
What percentage of infections are symptomless?
90%
What has plagued humans for thousands of years?
Tuberculosis
Ancient Egypt: tabernacular decay was found In?
Spines of Mummies
In 406 B.C. who identified a TB-like condition?
Hippocrates
In 1906, TB caused ___ out of 1000 deaths in the United States.
2
Cough that produces blood
Symptom of TB
Fever
Symptom of TB
Fatigue
Symptom of TB
Long, relentless wasting; the patient becomes weaker and thinner “consumption”
Symptom of TB
Another name for TB
Consumption
Consumptive “wasting” symptoms due to lung tissue damage.
Symptom of TB
How is tuberculosis transmitted?
Through the air, from infected individuals
A single sneeze releases how many droplets?
40,000
Who is at the highest risk of TB infection?
- Young children
- Elderly
- Individuals in poor heath due to poor nutrition, illness, drug abuse, or AIDS.
Tuberculosis treatments in the 19th and early 20th century consisted of what?
Long stays in rural sanatoriums with fresh air (isolation)
Tuberculosis treatments in the 1940s consisted of what?
Antibiotics revolutionized TB treatment
After how many weeks on antibiotics is an individual no longer contagious with TB?
2 weeks
Treatment for TB must continue for how many months to eliminate the organism?
6 to 12
Since the 1980s scientists have noted increases in antibiotic resistance in what?
TB
In 2000-2004 TB cases how many people didn’t respond to standard treatment?
20%
