Tuberculosis 101 JAMES R. GINDER, MS, WEMT,PI, CHES Health Education Specialist HAMILTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 6/09.
Continuity Clinic Tuberculosis. Continuity Clinic Objectives Know current epidemiologic trends in TB Know indications for testing for TB exposure and.
Sheboygan County 2013 Sandy Muesegades, RN – Public Health Nurse.
Why do we test? 1.We want to prevent an outbreak of Tuberculosis in our campus community 2.We want to find those that are affected and get them treated.
Tuberculosis (TB) Facts Written By: Amanda Dukes, R.N.
TB 101: TB Basics and Global Approaches. Objectives Review basic TB facts. Define common TB terms. Describe key global TB prevention and care strategies.
Warm-up Questions ●What is a Pathogen? ●List the 5 Pathogens. ●Mononucleosis, Common Cold, and Ebola are examples of what? ●Athlete’s Foot, Ringworm, and.
Tuberculosis The evolution of a bacterium. 2 World Health Organization (WH.O. declared TB a global health emergency in 1993 one–third of the world's current.