61. Tuberculosis, NIAID Fact Sheet March 2002 tuberculosis. Many people think tuberculosis (TB) is a disease ofthe past. What happens when someone gets infected with M. tuberculosis? http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/tb.htm

March 2002 Tuberculosis M. tuberculosis . TB is a chronic bacterial infection. It is spread through the air and usually infects the lungs, although other organs are sometimes involved. Most persons that are infected with M. tuberculosis harbor the bacterium without symptoms but many develop active TB disease. Each year, 8 million people worldwide develop active TB and 3 million die. Is TB a problem in the United States? In the United States, TB has re-emerged as a serious public health problem. In 2001, based on provisional data reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of cases has decreased for the ninth straight year to 15,991 cases of active TB (infection with full-blown disease symptoms). This all-time low is due largely to improved public health control measures. In addition to those with active TB, however, an estimated 10 to 15 million people in the United States are infected with M. tuberculosis without displaying symptoms (latent TB) and about one in ten of these individuals will develop active TB at some time in their lives. Minorities are affected disproportionately by TB: 54 percent of active TB cases in 1999 were among African-American and Hispanic people, with an additional 20 percent found in Asians.

62. TB Resources: Acerca De La Tuberculosis Datos informativos sobre la enfermedad, sus s­ntomas, medios de transmisi³n y tratamiento. http://www.cpmc.columbia.edu/tbcpp/abouttbs.html

Lo Que Usted Necesita Saber Acerca de la Tuberculosis TB home page Search infectada La tuberculosis es una enfermedad grave causada por bacterias "activas". cansancio constante tos persistente que no se quita por semanas fiebre sudores nucturnos. La muestra si usted ha sido infectado. En un examen del esputo Personas a las que se lo exigen para un empleo o para la escuela. Las personas con tuberculosis. Departamento de Salud de la ciudad de Nueva York

63. Tuberculosis Publications At The National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Di tuberculosis. World TB Day 2002. Focus Feature. Focus on tuberculosisAncient Enemy, Present Threat. Fact Sheets and Brochures. http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/tb.htm

Publications Home Tuberculosis World TB Day 2003 Focus Feature Focus on Tuberculosis: Ancient Enemy, Present Threat Fact Sheets and Brochures NIAID Global Health Research Plan for HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis Blueprint for Tuberculosis Vaccine Development Tuberculosis Vaccines: State of the Science Tuberculosis Overview ... Aprenda Sobre la Tuberculosis News Releases May 21, 2002 World Congress on Tuberculosis Media Briefing May 7, 2001 A Parasite, a Virus, and a Bacterium: NIAID's Plan to Tackle the World's Leading Killers September 29, 2000 Government and Industry Team Up to Battle Infectious Diseases August 17, 2000 Researchers Find Key to Tuberculosis Persistence in the Body (Supported in part by NIAID) July 6, 2000 Researchers Create Blueprint for Tuberculosis Vaccine Development June 21, 2000 NIAID-Industry Partnership Leads to Promising New Tuberculosis Drug December 1, 1998 New Awards Announced Under FIC Tuberculosis International Training and Research Program June 4, 1998 Scientists Identify Molecular Target for Tuberculosis Drug Treatment February 11, 1998 Short-Course TB Prophylaxis Effective in HIV-Infected Individuals September 29, 1997

64. American Lung Association -- Diseases A To Z Information on lung cancer, tuberculosis, emphysema and A1AD related emphysema, pneumonia, sarcoidosis, HIV/AIDS and lung disease, and influenza. http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/

Home Diseases A to Z Search Site Local Search Enter Your ZIP A B C D ... T Lung disease is the number three killer in America, responsible for one in seven deaths. Lung disease and other breathing problems are the number one killer of babies younger than one year old. Today, more than 30 million Americans are living with chronic lung disease such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. This section includes information on lung cancer, tuberculosis, emphysema and A1AD related emphysema, pneumonia, sarcoidosis, HIV/AIDS and lung disease, and influenza. View research projects funded by the American Lung Association on 'Lung Cancer' for 2002-2003. Give us your feedback on the content in this index! A Alpha-1 Related Emphysema Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Fact Sheet African Americans and Lung Disease Fact Sheet African Americans and Tobacco Fact Sheet ... AIDS Related Lung Disease, Minority Lung Disease Data 2000 Allergies American Indians/Native Alaskans and Lung Disease Fact Sheet American Indians/Native Alaskans and Tobacco Fact Sheet Statement on Anthrax and How it Relates to Lung Disease ... Asthma, Minority Lung Disease Data 2000 B Bronchitis, Chronic

65. Communicable Disease Control, Epidemiology And Immunization Section Communicable disease information for HIV/AIDS, pertussis, influenza, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, chickenpox, and others. http://www.metrokc.gov/health/prevcont/

Communicable Disease Control, Epidemiology and Immunization Section 999 3rd Avenue, Suite 900 Seattle, WA 98104-4039 Phone: (206) 296-4774 Hours: Open Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Click here for map Click on "Driving Directions" at right of map to generate driving directions from your location. Newsletters and publications Epi-Log Newsletter Produced monthly, the Epi-Log Newsletter contains articles about current health issues in King County, such as recent outbreaks, vaccination programs, cases of unusual infectious diseases, and background articles on new and emerging infectious diseases. Vac Scene Newsletter The Vac-Scene Newsletter is produced bi-monthly to health care providers who use publicly funded vaccines for child immunizations. The purpose of this newsletter is to give you up-to-date information that is valuable to your practice. Asian Pacific Island Poster Order Form Posters on hepatitis B prevention among Asian and Pacific Islander (API) persons available in seven languages for King County clinics. Where to get immunized in King County Public Health immunization clinic timetable and locations Community clinics in King County Affordable health care: Free or low-cost health insurance Notifiable communicable diseases in Washington State Information for health care providers in King County: HOW TO REPORT A NOTIFIABLE CONDITION IN KING COUNTY: AIDS/HIV STDs TB Other Communicable Diseases Automated 24-hour reporting line for conditions not immediately notifiable

66. Home.New Stop TB Movement The Stop TB Initiative is a partnership for global action. The mission of Stop TB is to ensure that Category Health Conditions and Diseases Mycobacterial tuberculosis......The Stop tuberculosis Partnership, led by WHO, aims to push TB upthe world's political agenda. It focuses on expanding the use http://www.stoptb.org/

Thanks to the American Lung Association (ALA) for funding the Stop TB website World TB Day was celebrated on 24 March 2003 Speaking in London at a press conference organized by the global Stop TB Partnership on World TB Day (24 March 2003) with UK Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short, Dr Lee said the accumulating number of patients cured under DOTS, the internationally recommended TB strategy, has clearly slowed the spread of infection and signals a significant public health development. The international health community was closing in on TB, with a clear programme strategy and effective structures to do the job. Full Press Release Take a look at the Press Coverage World TB Day 2003 Take a peek at the country celebrations on World TB Day Hit TB for a 6! The Stop TB Partnership and National TB Control Programme (NTCP) of South Africa have launched a "Hit TB for a 6!" initiative in cooperation with this year's Cricket World Cup. Pictured at the media launch on 6 March in Johannesburg : Dr Ali Bacher, Executive Director, 2003 Cricket World Cup; Dr Refiloe Matji, Manager, National TB Control Programme of South Africa; and Michael Luhan, Communications Adviser for the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat.

67. Interregional Association "Healthcare Of Northwest Of Russia" Interregional Association Healthcare of Northwest of Russia . Medicine, telemedicine, cardiosurgery, oncology, tuberculosis. http://www.health-nw.spb.ru/index.htm

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68. Nat'l Academies Press, Tuberculosis In The Workplace (2001), Table Of Contents tuberculosis in the Workplace (2001) Institute of Medicine (IOM) Related Books,Buy from Catalog or View Catalog Entry. 2 Basics of tuberculosis, 2442. http://www.nap.edu/books/0309073308/html/

Tuberculosis in the Workplace Institute of Medicine ( IOM Related Books Openbook Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-xvi Summary, pp. 1-12 1 Introduction, pp. 13-23 2 Basics of Tuberculosis, pp. 24-42 3 Occupational Safety and Health Re..., pp. 43-55 4 Comparison of CDC Guidelines and ..., pp. 56-80 5 Occupational Risk of Tuberculosis..., pp. 81-107 6 Implementation and Effects of CDC..., pp. 108-136 7 Regulation and the Future of Tube..., pp. 137-156 References, pp. 157-172 Appendix A Study Origins and Activi..., pp. 173-178 Appendix B The Tuberculin Skin Test..., pp. 179-188 Appendix C The Occupational Tubercu..., pp. 189-229 Appendix D Effects of CDC Guideline..., pp. 230-270 Appendix E OSHA in a Health Care Co..., pp. 271-292 Appendix F Respiratory Protection a..., pp. 293-308 Appendix G Recommendations of the I..., pp. 309-313 Appendix H Committee Biographies, pp. 314-318 Index, pp. 319-340 Front Matter i-xvi Summary 1 Introduction 2 Basics of Tuberculosis 3 Occupational Safety and Health Regulation in Context ... Index The Open Book page image presentation framework is not designed to replace printed books. Rather, it is a free, browsable, nonproprietary, fully and deeply searchable version of the publication which we can inexpensively and quickly produce to make the material available worldwide. For most effective printing, use the "print" button available on each OpenBook page's tool block. The 300 x 150 dpi PDF linked to it is printable on your local printer.

69. ADAP Drugs: Ethambutol Used in combination with other drugs for prevention and treatment of MAC and drug resistant tuberculosis (TB).(Myambutol) http://www.atdn.org/access/drugs/etha.html

ethambutol (Myambutol) Drug description Ethambutol is used in combination with other drugs for prevention and treatment of MAC and drug resistant tuberculosis (TB). MAC is caused by a type of mycobacteria. This type of organism causes TB as well as MAC. MAC and TB usually cause severe weight loss. It also may cause fevers, night sweats and chills. Maintenance therapy after an episode of MAC is now routine, although it is not known which of the existing available treatments is the most effective. The decision about what drug to take must partly be based on how sick you are and whether treatment has a chance of improving your quality of life. Those who have clinical symptoms but a relatively well-functioning liver and kidneys will respond best to treatment. Side effects Acute gout, chills, pain and swelling of joints, skin rash, fever, numbness, tingling, burning pain, weakness of hands or feet, blurred vision, eye pain, red-green color blindness, some loss of vision, abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, headache and mental confusion. Dosage Ethambutol comes in 100 mg and 400 mg tablets. Adults take 15-25 mg/kg of body weight once daily. The total daily dose should not exceed 900-2500 mg. Ethambutol may be taken with food to reduce stomach irritation. The tablet can be crushed if that makes it easier to take.

70. Nat'l Academies Press, Ending Neglect: (2000), Table Of Contents Ending Neglect The Elimination of tuberculosis in the United States (2000) Instituteof Medicine (IOM) Related Books, Buy from Catalog or View Catalog Entry. http://www.nap.edu/books/0309070287/html/

Ending Neglect: The Elimination of Tuberculosis in the United States Institute of Medicine ( IOM Related Books Openbook Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-xviii Executive Summary, pp. 1-12 1 Fundamentals of Tuberculosis and ..., pp. 13-22 2 The Current Situation and How We ..., pp. 23-50 3 Tuberculosis Elimination and the ..., pp. 51-85 4 Advancing Toward Elimination, pp. 86-121 5 Developing the Tools for Tubercul..., pp. 122-148 6 The U.S. Role in Global Tuberculo..., pp. 149-158 7 Mobilizing for Elimination, pp. 159-168 Appendix A Statement of Task, pp. 169-172 Appendix B Public Session Agendas, pp. 173-181 Appendix C Site Visit Summaries, pp. 182-204 Appendix D Role of Public Health La..., pp. 205-233 Appendix E Estimating the Number of..., pp. 234-243 Appendix F Approval Dates for Exist..., pp. 244-249 Appendix G Committee Biographies, pp. 250-256 Index, pp. 257-269 Front Matter i-xviii Executive Summary 1 Fundamentals of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Control 2 The Current Situation and How We Got Here 3 Tuberculosis Elimination and the Changing Role of Tuberculosis Control Programs ... Index The Open Book page image presentation framework is not designed to replace printed books. Rather, it is a free, browsable, nonproprietary, fully and deeply searchable version of the publication which we can inexpensively and quickly produce to make the material available worldwide. For most effective printing, use the "print" button available on each OpenBook page's tool block. The 300 x 150 dpi PDF linked to it is printable on your local printer.

71. NIAID Research On Emerging Infectious Diseases Research on emerging infectious diseases tuberculosis, Hepatitis C, Malaria, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, Lyme disease, Influenza, AIDS, and other emerging viral diseases. http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/me/patientsguide/eidpg.htm

Emerging infectious diseases are commonly defined as those that have newly appeared in a population or have existed but are rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range. Recent examples include HIV/AIDS, Lyme disease and hepatitis C. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports research and scientific training to meet the challenges of emerging diseases. This document provides a brief overview of NIAID¹s emerging disease research programs. Tuberculosis Nearly 2 billion people, one-third of the world¹s population, are infected with the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium. This includes between 10 and 15 million people in the United States. TB is the world¹s leading cause of death from a single infectious organism, killing more adults each year than AIDS and malaria combined. The TB crisis is intensified by the emergence of disease caused by multidrug-resistant organisms. Infections caused by these organisms may result in an incurable form of the disease. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 50 million people worldwide may be infected with drug-resistant strains of TB. NIAID¹s TB research program encompasses studies of the epidemiology and natural history of TB, and basic and applied research to develop new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent TB. An NIAID-funded center at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, coordinates national and international basic and clinical research programs on TB. The center¹s primary goals are to develop new ways to measure the effectiveness of new drugs and to identify the immune responses that protect an individual from TB, information needed to evaluate candidate TB vaccines. Another NIAID-funded facility acquires and screens natural and synthetic compounds in a search for new TB antibiotics. NIAID also supports a number of facilities for the preclinical evaluation of TB drugs in mouse models of the disease and to provide tuberculosis reagents to qualified investigators.

72. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Website Welcome to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Structural Genomics ConsortiumHome Page. If you are interested in recieving email announcments http://www.doe-mbi.ucla.edu/TB/

Home Strategy Consortium Members Sponsors ... Links to Related Sites Welcome to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Structural Genomics Consortium Home Page. If you are interested in recieving email announcments of progress from the consortium click here to join the consortium announcement listserve! The listserve is open to any member of the TB scientific community. Structural genomics is a new and rapidly developing field in biology. The goal of this field is to discover and analyze the structures of all protein molecules in nature in order to provide a foundation for a fundamental understanding of biology. Consortium researchers have been leaders in the national and international effort to develop ideas for this field and to engage the worldwide biological community in discussing and advancing the field. Structural genomics is closely tied to functional genomics, the identification of functions of all proteins in nature, and to genomic sequencing, the determination of the genetic blueprints of all organisms. Together these fields will revolutionize biology over the next two decades. This project will develop and demonstrate the power of structural genomicsthe determination and analysis of protein structure on a genomic scale. We will determine the structures of over 400 proteins from M. tuberculosis, and analyze these structures in the context of functional information that currently exists and that we generate. These structures will include about 40 novel folds and 200 new families of protein structures. The database of linked structural and functional information that we construct will form a lasting basis for understanding M. tuberculosis pathogenesis and for structure-based drug design.

73. Tuberculosis - Index- Pulmonology In 1993, WHO (the World Health Organization) declared tuberculosis a global emergency. tuberculosis Category Health Conditions and Diseases Mycobacterial tuberculosis......tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for the deaths of more youths and adultsthan any other infectious disease. tuberculosis is a highly http://www.pulmonologychannel.com/tuberculosis/

Home Search SiteMap Ask the Dr. ... Medical Store advertisement TUBERCULOSIS Overview Pathology Types TB Infection ... Treatments CONDITIONS ARDS Asthma Bronchitis Chronic Cough ... Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Tuberculosis RESOURCES Anatomy Clinical Trials Links Videos ABOUT US Healthcommunities.com Pressroom Testimonials In 1993, the WHO (World Health Organization) declared tuberculosis a global emergency. Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for more deaths than any other infectious disease. Once called consumption, TB is a highly contagious, persistent disease characterized by the formation of hard grayish nodules, or tubercles. The disease is most often caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and usually occurs in the lungs (the initial site of infection), but it also can occur in other organs. Because its signs and symptoms are easily confused with those of many other (usually respiratory) diseases, tuberculosis can be difficult to diagnose. Common symptoms are cough that is worse in the morning and may include hemoptysis (i.e., blood in the sputum), chest pain, night sweats, and breathlessness (dyspnea). Ninety percent of those infected with M. tuberculosis

74. Tuberculosis Resources Columbia University's website with information about tuberculosis, TB testing and treatment. Spanish and English. http://www.cpmc.columbia.edu/resources/tbcpp/

TUBERCULOSIS RESOURCES Information about tuberculosis Up-to-date information about tuberculosis written by the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control of the New York City Department of Health is now available via New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) The following original resources will be replaced by the NOAH version: Information about tuberculosis for patients What you need to know about tuberculosis The tuberculin skin test Treatment to prevent tuberculosis TB: getting cured ... Kiosk version Tuberculosis information divided into many pages with buttons large enough to use on a touch screen monitor. It was designed for a public health clinic kiosk. Spanish version Lo que usted necesita saber acerca de la tuberculosis La prueba de la tuberculina Information about tuberculosis for health care providers Tuberculosis Clinical Policies and Protocols Automated tuberculosis protocols A description of how we automatically detect cases at high risk for tuberculosis based on the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center's electronic medical record. External tuberculosis resources A list of other web sites that have information about tuberculosis. The resources have been categorized as being relevant to patients, health care providers, researchers, etc.

75. California Tuberculosis Controllers Association WELCOME to the website for the California tuberculosis Controllers Association(CTCA). tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that is spread http://www.ctca.org/

MENU Who's Who TB Control Guidelines State Regulations Conference Information ... Links WELCOME to the website for the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA). Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that is spread from person to person through the air. TB generally affects the lungs. Most people think that TB is a disease of the past an illness that no longer threatens us today. However, each year, 8 million people around the world become sick with TB and there are over 2 million TB-related deaths worldwide. The California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA) is an affiliate of the California Conference of Local Health Officers (CCLHO), and is comprised of local health agency officials directly responsible for the control of tuberculosis (TB) in their respective communities. The TB Control Branch of the California Department of Health Services maintains an ongoing close relationship with the CTCA. For more information on CTCA, click here CTCA Information SAVE THE DATES Spring 2003 CTCA Conference Conference Information NEW!!

76. Traverse City Record-Eagle - News Story -- Www.record-eagle.com Mike Norton reports in the Traverse City RecordEagle on the history and current status of the former tuberculosis sanatorium in Gaylord, Michigan. http://www.record-eagle.com/2001/sep/30norton.htm

Home News Business Columns ... of this story September 30, 2001 Gaylord's Alpine Center a sight to behold By MIKE NORTON Record-Eagle staff writer GAYLORD - Forget the faux Suisse frills on the Alpenstrasse, and even St. Mary's Cathedral, which looks more like a half-sunken alien Mother Ship than anything else. If you want to see the best architecture Gaylord has to offer, you've got to head north of town to the J. Richard Yuill Alpine Center. Built in 1937 as a 128-bed tuberculosis sanitarium, the Alpine Center was the work of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration. In the 1960s it became the Gaylord State Home, a residential and training institution for people with developmental disabilities. Today it houses a variety of state, county and other public offices. Even though the big four-story main building is in a somewhat severe style, it's full of decorative touches that have long vanished from today's public buildings. But the stars of the complex are the cottages and other outbuildings: built of red brick with white stone sills, copper guttering and steep dark roofs. In a way, they're Gaylord's version of the Traverse City State Hospital complex - except that they're in much better shape. Not that the place hasn't suffered a certain amount of neglect and vandalism in its time. In fact, the old buildings were allowed to decay during most of the 1980s until Otsego County finally got around to rehabilitating them.

77. TB Resources: La Prueba De La Tuberculina Indicaci³n, t©cnicas, cuidados e interpretaci³n del examen que indica el estado de contagio del paciente por los agentes causantes de tuberculosis. http://www.cpmc.columbia.edu/tbcpp/skintess.html

La Prueba de la Tuberculina Efectos secundarios posibles TB home page Search cansancio constante fiebre sudores nocturnos tos persistente. Personas a las que se lo exigen para un empleo o para la escuela. . Para cada prueba se usan jeringuillas y agujas nuevas, esterilizadas y desechables. NO se cubra el lugar del pinchazo con una curita. NO Puede Esto puede significar que la persona no ha sido infectada con las bacterias que causan la tuberculosis. o La tuberculosis es una enfermedad grave causada por bacterias "activas". Si el resultado de su prueba es negativo, no necesita hacerse otra prueba en ese momento. Efectos secundarios posibles Departamento de Salud de la ciudad de Nueva York

78. Diseases: Tuberculosis tuberculosis is one of the most prevalent infections of human beings andcontributes considerably to illness and death around the world. http://hopkins-id.edu/diseases/tb/tb.html

Go to a Section in TB Table of Contents Treatment Prophylaxis References by Richard E. Chaisson, M.D. Tuberculosis is one of the most prevalent infections of human beings and contributes considerably to illness and death around the world. Globally, it is estimated that approximately one-third of the global population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and that seven to eight million new cases of tuberculosis occur each year. Annual tuberculosis mortality is between two and three million people, making this disease the most common infectious cause of death in the world. Most tuberculosis cases and deaths occur in developing countries, notably in Asia and Africa. In the United States, the annual incidence of tuberculosis is considerably lower than in developing countries. Nonetheless, tuberculosis remains an important problem in this country and the impact of tuberculosis has worsened in recent years. Epidemiology and Natural History Classification and Diagnosis Treatment Prophylaxis ... TB News Conference Archives: posted 5/13/99 posted 3/10/99 Top of page Next page Epidemiology and Natural History Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this site because no single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education, and experience. Consumers are cautioned that this site is not intended to provide medical advice about any specific medical condition they may have or treatment they may need and they are encouraged to call or see their physician or other health care provider promptly with any health related questions they may have.

79. Tuberculosis In Children - Keep Kids Healthy tuberculosis information and answers to common questions about TB in children, including the difference between tuberculosis infection and disease, how it is spread, symptoms, and treatments. http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/infectionsguide/tuberculosis.html

Bookstore Site Map Contact Us Help ... Free Web Pages! Search this site: Advanced Search Free Newsletters Main Menu Useful Tools Index of Topics Pediatric Problems New! Parenting Tips Symptom Guide Nutrition Immunizations ... Web Links Online Resources What's New Reviews New! Growth Charts Online Forums Vaccine Schedule Baby Names Guide ... Height Calculator Newsletters: Subscribe to get free news, tips and updates. Recommend Us tell a friend about us or email this page to a friend Main Common Infections Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (Tb) is a serious infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Unfortunately, the incidence of tuberculosis has been increasing in recent years and there are an increasing number of cases of multi-drug resistance tuberculosis. Related Articles Common Infections School Problems Internet Links About Pediatrics Is Your Child at Risk? Tuberculosis Fact Sheet Routine testing for Tb with a tuberculin skin test is now only recommended in children who are at high risk for having the illness. Risk factors include being exposed to an infected adult, contact with someone who has been in prison, contact with the homeless, and travel to countries with a high rate of tuberculosis, including Mexico, India, Vietnam, China, Philippines, and many countries in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Adopted children from any high risk area should also be tested, including Romania and Russia. Also, all contacts of a person with a positive tuberculin skin test should also be tested. Even with a negative test, some younger children may need a chest x-ray and treatment if they were recently exposed to someone with tuberculosis and that person was thought to be contagious. Negative skin tests may need to be repeated in three months.

80. Page Moved - Tuberculosis tuberculosis, Version en español (TB). tuberculosis (TB) Further InformationWadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research. What is tuberculosis? http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/tb.htm

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