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¶ … Cegielski, J., Griffith, D.E., McGaha, P.K., Wolfgang, M., Robinson, C.B., Clark, P.A., & ... Wallace, C. (2013). Eliminating Tuberculosis One Neighborhood at a Time. American Journal Of Public Health, 103(7), 1292-1300. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300781
This article covers the rate in which people have at least residual amounts of tuberculosis and how to best address the spread of TB from one neighborhood to another. The article covers how local health departments track and deal with TB (and similar diseases) as they arise and come up.
de Sa, L., Luiza Castro Gomes, A., do Carmo, J., de Souza, K., Palha, P., Alves, R., & de Andrade, S. (2013). Health education in tuberculosis control: the perspective of Family Health strategy professionals [Portuguese]. Revista Eletronica De Enfermagem, 15(1), 103-111. doi:10.5216/ree.v15i1.15246.
This study covers the concept of teaching and preparing future health professionals...
(2011). The social determinants of tuberculosis: from evidence to action. American Journal Of Public Health, 101(4), 654-662. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010.199505
This article looks at the social factors and components that lead to an aggravation (or mitigation) of the spread of TB from patient to patient. There is a strong focus on how TB can spread in disadvantaged groups.
King, M. (2011). Four Responsibilities of the Tuberculosis Nurse, Circa 1919. Public Health Nursing, 28(5), 469-472. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00975.x
This article looks at the four major arcs and parts of the treatment of TB nearly a century ago when TB was much more of a threat of death and so forth.
More needs to be done to eliminate TB. (2014). World of…
This article describes that tuberculosis, often referred to as TB, is spread via the air we breathe and this can cause it to be challenging to control. A study was conducted of nearly 1,400 students in which one student and some of his immediate family members contracted the disease. No deaths occurred but the event was certainly a test case.
Trends in tuberculosis - United States, 2010. (2011). MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 60(11), 333-337.
This report from the United States talks about the trends and patterns relating to TB as they were in 2010 with the United States being the focal point but other countries being covered and mentioned as well. There is a differentiation in statistics between native-born Americans and immigrants as that obviously has a bearing on infection rates due to the conditions of the source countries.
To wit, in several SSA countries, the ratio of girls to boys in school is less than 80% (eight girls to every ten boys who have a chance at an education). In Chad, there are 6.4 girls to every 10 boys in primary education; in Guinea-Bissau there are 6.5 girls for every ten boys in school. Child mortality is a horrific problem in SSA: in 30 of the 47
A further significant advance came in 1895 when Wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen discovered the radiation that bears his name. Now the progress and severity of a patient's disease could be accurately followed and reviewed. (NJDHSS) An important development in the treatment of TB started in 1886 in the United States. The physician Edward Trudeau led the sanatorium movement, based on the European model of strict supervision in providing fresh air
Air traffic has continued to increase and it now constitutes a considerable proportion of the travelling public. The amount of long-hour flights has increased significantly. Based on the International Civil Aviation authority, air traffic can be anticipated to double amid till 2020. Airline travel, especially over longer distances, makes air travelers vulnerable to numerous facets that will impact their health and well-being. Particularly, the speed with which influenza spreads and
Clinical Depression Major depressions or unipolar depressions are some of the names by which the term Clinical depression is known, which is a type of depressive disorder. To explain, it is a condition that is to be diametrically observed, in the sense that the expert does not count on a patient's self-report but checks for indications of depression that can be noticed and recognized. (Schatzberg, 2002) Clinical depression is a
Bill Gates Founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; philanthropy Did his upbringing seem to influence desire to be philanthropic? If so, how? But his parents planted the seed of entering into philanthropy. Mrs. Gates always stressed on Bill why he needed to begin philanthropy. Someone who was at Bill's father's law office one night recalls that he had quarreled with his parents stating that he was just trying to run his
Drug Courts The Department of Justice of the United States of America, in order to cope with heavy work pressure, had to introduce a separate court for the sole purpose of dealing with criminal offenses committed by drug abusers and drug dependants. This concept has proved to be so successful that other countries of the world, including Australia, are now contemplating the introduction of a separate court for dealing with the