Tuberculosis Flashcards
rank of PH in most tuberculosis cases
4th
Why is there an increase of Tuberculosis
- limited diagnostic capacity
- limited treatment
Why did TB rise after COVID pandemic?
co-morbidity
Can TB be also found in milk and milk products?
YES
Disease associated with TB
Diabetes
Why did TB cases decline during pandemic?
• underdiagnosed
• poor reporting
• focused on COVID
TB is ___% cause of multidrug resistance (2019)
30%
TB for animal - humans
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex (MBTC)
2 TB spp for human - animals (zooanthroponoses)
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M. tuberculosis
M. africanum
TB spp where cattles are both maintenance & incidental host
M. caprae
TB spp for rodents
M. microti
TB spp for goats
M. bovis
TB spp of sea animals
M. pinnipedii
TB spp of large ruminants & NHP
M. orygis
TB spp in Asia
M. bovis
ID of TB
less than 10
Can TB be latent?
YES (5-10% of healthy individuals)
zoonotic mycobacteria usually causes ____ disease
extrapulmonary (abdominal & CNS)
Risk factor of TB:
• young or old?
• male or female?
• population density?
• Young
• Female (milk)
• high population
disease of M. tuberculosis
cutaneous tuberculosis
- tuberculosis chancre
- tuberculosis verruccose cutie
- butcher’s wart
can cutaneous tuberculosis ulcer heal?
NO (non-healing ulcer)