Download or read book Tuberculosis An Interdisciplinary Perspective written by John M Grange and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1999-03-26 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fact that the World Health Organization has declared tuberculosis a “global emergency” indicates the serious inadequacy of the ways in which the control methods at our disposal are used. Several books on tuberculosis have been published in recent years, but none have taken a deep and detailed look at the “holistic” aspects of global tuberculosis control, even though international agencies are increasingly aware of the importance of the numerous factors other than the design and efficacy of therapeutic drug regimens. This unique book fills that gap. Although it deals specifically with tuberculosis, the principles outlined and discussed are relevant to many other areas of global medicine, including the ever-growing problem of HIV/AIDS.The book is aimed principally at those involved in the design, establishment and management of disease control programmes at international, national and local levels, and also at a more general readership of epidemiologists, public health officers, community psychologists, and others interested in understanding the human dimension of disease control./a

Download or read book Interdisciplinary Approach for Tuberculosis Control written by S R Garg (ed) and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tuberculosis Then and Now written by Flurin Condrau and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tuberculosis Then and Now leading scholars and new researchers in the field reflect on the changing medical, social, and cultural understanding of the disease and engage in a wider debate about the role of narrative in the social history of medicine and how it informs current debates and issues surrounding the treatment of tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. Through a case study of the history of tuberculosis and its treatment, this collection examines medicine and health care from the perspectives of class, race, and gender, providing a challenging and refreshing addition to the field of bacteria-centred accounts of the history of medicine.

Download or read book Reichman and Hershfield s Tuberculosis written by Lee B. Reichman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly examining tuberculosis from historical, theoretical, and clinical perspectives, this Third Edition merges state-of-the-art research developments with principles of programmatic TB management. Each of the 50 chapters analyze current studies on TB mechanisms and treatment and will meet the needs of all who work in the field of TB control, whether in low-income, high-prevalence areas or in low-prevalence industrialized countries.

Download or read book Tuberculosis E Book written by H. Simon Schaaf and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 1049 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides all the vital information you need to know about tuberculosis, especially in the face of drug-resistant strains of the disease. Coverage includes which patient populations face an elevated risk of infection, as well as which therapies are appropriate and how to correctly monitor ongoing treatment so that patients are cured. Properly administer screening tests, interpret their results, and identify manifestations of the disease, with authoritative guidance from expert clinicians from around the world. Discusses screening tests for tuberculosis so you can interpret their results and identify not only common manifestations of the disease, but also those that are comparatively rare—such as tuberculosis in pregnant women. Covers all clinical aspects of tuberculosis in children, including current practices on managing those infected with HIV. Provides details on how best to interact with the public health system in both industrialized and developing countries. Addresses the social aspects of tuberculosis and presents the latest advances on new and potential vaccines against tuberculosis. Offers the expertise of internationally recognized tuberculosis clinicians to provide you with well-rounded, global coverage. Features numerous illustrations to provide clear and detailed depictions of rare manifestations of tuberculosis.

Download or read book Reichman and Hershfield s Tuberculosis written by Lee B. Reichman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 1400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly examining tuberculosis from historical, theoretical, and clinical perspectives, this Third Edition merges state-of-the-art research developments with principles of programmatic TB management. Each of the 50 chapters analyze current studies on TB mechanisms and treatment and will meet the needs of all who work in the field of TB control, whether in low-income, high-prevalence areas or in low-prevalence industrialized countries.

Download or read book Clinical Tuberculosis written by Peter Barnes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-04-25 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over three previous editions, Clinical Tuberculosis has established itself as an indispensable guide to all aspects of tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment. This fully revised and updated fourth edition provides practical guidance to healthcare professionals involved in any aspect of patient management or disease control; chapters are included on epidemiology, pathology, immunology, disease presentation, diagnosis, treatment and management options. The problem of TB associated with HIV infection is given special emphasis, as are the increasing problems of multi-drug resistant strains and environmentally opportunistic mycobacteria. Chapter authors have been hand-picked to represent the most up-to-date thinking in their particular subject areas, making Clinical Tuberculosis the essential reference work for the bookshelves of respiratory physicians, infectious disease specialists, public health workers and other individuals involved in the management and control of tuberculosis worldwide.

Download or read book Understanding Tuberculosis and its Control written by Helen Macdonald and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two decades, attempts to control the problem of tuberculosis have become increasingly more complex, as countries adopt and adapt to evolving global TB strategies. Significant funding has also increased apace, diagnostic possibilities have evolved, and greater attention is being paid to developing broader health systems. Against this background, this book examines tuberculosis control through an anthropological lens. Drawing on ethnographic case studies from China, India, Nepal, South Africa, Romania, Brazil, Ghana and France, the volume considers: the relationship between global and national policies and their unintended effects; the emergence and impact of introducing new diagnostics; the reliance on and use of statistical numbers for representing tuberculosis, and the politics of this; the impact of the disease on health workers, as well as patients; the rise of drug-resistant forms; and issues of attempted control. Together, the examples showcase the value of an anthropological understanding to demonstrate the broader bio-political and social dimensions of tuberculosis and attempts to deal with it.

Download or read book Tuberculosis written by Nima Rezaei and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 1114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuberculosis have been documented since antiquity and the search of the microbes that cause this disease started more than three hundred years ago. Nevertheless, tuberculosis remains an important global health issue, with millions of people affected per year in addition to millions that remain undiagnosed and untreated. Patients with tuberculosis face the full range of recurrence, reinfection, and resistance due to diagnostic, prophylactic, and therapeutic procedures that are not as effective as they should be. In addition, variability in susceptibility to tuberculosis pose a complex problem with numerous interrelated variables. This volume is devoted to the understanding of Tuberculosis focusing on its heterogeneity, its transmission, manifestations, related conditions, diagnosis, treatments, drug resistance and prevention.

Download or read book Essential Tuberculosis written by Giovanni Battista Migliori and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook covers the full spectrum of tuberculosis-related topics in a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow, readily accessible format. Filling a significant gap in tuberculosis literature, it addresses tuberculosis sensu latu, mirroring the content of the London Queen Mary University tuberculosis Diploma. Covering all aspects related to this condition, from prevention, diagnosis and treatment to public and global health, the book provides a broad overview of tuberculosis management. Further, it includes a wealth of case studies and exercises, making it an essential guide for all staff involved in tuberculosis management. Written by an international and interdisciplinary panel of experts, the book appeals to a broad readership including students, postdoctoral fellows, clinicians, researchers, and nurses, as well as public health officers working in tuberculosis control programs.

Download or read book A Case Study Conceptualizing Communication as Dialectical written by Kalliroy George Lambrou and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tuberculosis written by Lee B. Reichman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-03-08 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely revised and expanded Second Edition thoroughly examines tuberculosis from historical, theoretical, and clinical perspectives, including the most current discoveries. Containing 35 revised, rewritten, rearranged, and new chapters by nationally and internationally renowned experts, the updated Second Edition presents expanded coverage on the background of tuberculosis, including new chapters on tuberculosis control in low-income and low-prevalence countries, tuberculosis laboratories, and applied strategies of tuberculosis control complete coverage of new and emerging aspects of the disease, including expanded chapters on case finding and follow-up in high- and low-prevalence countries new chapters on the transmission of tuberculosis and international strain genotyping, tuberculosis infection control, coalition building for tuberculosis control, a model tuberculosis elimination program, tuberculosis and medical anthropology, international advocacy, health sector reform and tuberculosis, and DOTS-Plus tuberculosis care management updated information on outbreaks of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, treatment of latent tuberculosis infection, and BCG vaccination over 50 new contributors and more! Providing updated information since the publication of the first edition six years ago and complete with over 2400 references, tables, and figures, the Second Edition is a must-read reference for pulmonary, respiratory, and infectious disease specialists; clinical microbiologists; pulmonologists; epidemiologists; immunologists; pathologists; physiologists; internists; public health physicians; local, regional, national, and international public health officials; directors of tuberculosis programs; allergists; scientific researchers; and graduate and medicinal students in these disciplines.

Download or read book Clinical Tuberculosis written by Peter D. O. Davies and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated and revised, Clinical Tuberculosis continues to provide the TB practitioner-whether in public health, laboratory science or clinical practice-with a synoptic and definitive account of the latest methods of diagnosis, treatment and control of this challenging and debilitating disease.New in the Fifth Edition:Gamma interferon-based

Download or read book Genomics and Bioethics Interdisciplinary Perspectives Technologies and Advancements written by Hongladarom, Soraj and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book focuses on ethical, social, cultural, and legal implications of genetics, genomics and genetic databanking as they relate to concrete cultural and historical traditions"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Discovering Tuberculosis written by Christian W. McMillen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuberculosis is one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, killing nearly two million people every year, now more than at any other time in history. While the developed world has nearly forgotten about TB, it continues to wreak havoc across much of the globe. In this interdisciplinary study of global efforts to control TB, Christian McMillen examines the disease's remarkable staying power by offering a probing look at key locations, developments, ideas, and medical successes and failures since 1900. He explores TB and race in east Africa, in South Africa, and on Native American reservations in the first half of the twentieth century, investigates the unsuccessful search for a vaccine, uncovers the origins of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Kenya and elsewhere in the decades following World War II, and details the tragic story of the resurgence of TB in the era of HIV/AIDS. Discovering Tuberculosis tells the story of why controlling TB has been, and continues to be, so difficult.

Download or read book Clinical Tuberculosis written by Lloyd N. Friedman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entirely updated and revised, the 6th edition of Clinical Tuberculosis continues to provide the TB physician with a definitive and erudite account of the latest techniques in diagnosis, treatment and control of TB, including an overview of the latest guidelines from the CDC and WHO. With an increased emphasis on the clinical aspects and treatment, this book will be an invaluable resource to the TB practitioner in public health or clinical practice and an ideal reference to laboratory staff. Key Features Completely updated and reorganized Includes brand new chapters on radiology and an overview of the latest WHO, ATS/CDC/IDSA, ERS, NICE, CTS and IUATLD guidelines Clinically focused to provide up-to-date guidance on diagnosis, treatment and control Edited by three renowned experts in the field of tuberculosis

Download or read book The Return of the White Plague written by Matthew Gandy and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003-10-17 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic increase since the 1980s in the global prevalence of tuberculosis is a story of medical failure. This collection provides an international survey of current thought on the spread and control of tuberculosis, covering historical, social, political, and medical aspects.