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Self-study modules on tuberculosis 1-5 : Introduction
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  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
  • Description:
    Course #WB2556 The Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis is a series of educational modules designed to provide information about tuberculosis (TB) in a self-study format. The series consists of nine modules that are separated into two parts. The first part, Modules 1–5, provides basic information on TB. The second part, Modules 6–9, provides more specific TB programmatic information. It is recommended that you work through Modules 1–5 before proceeding to Modules 6–9. The Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis, 1–5 package includes five modules, an introduction, and a glossary. • Introduction (this booklet) • Module 1: Transmission and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis • Module 2: Epidemiology of Tuberculosis • Module 3: Targeted Testing and the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Tuberculosis Disease • Module 4: Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Tuberculosis Disease „ • Module 5: Infectiousness and Infection Control • Glossary CS253781-G tb_selfstudymodules_2015_intro.pdf
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    Pamphlet (or booklet)
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    Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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    1. Epidemiology of tuberculosis
      Corporate Authors:
      National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
      Published Date:
      2016
      Series:
      Self-study modules on tuberculosis ; module 2
      Description:
      Epidemiology is the study of diseases and other health problems in groups of people. Epidemiologists determine the frequency and pattern (the distribution) of health problems in different communities. In other words, they find out who has a specific ...
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    2. Self-study modules on tuberculosis 1-5 : Glossary
      Corporate Authors:
      National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
      Published Date:
      2016
      Series:
      Self-study modules on tuberculosis
      Description:
      CS253781-Ftb_selfstudymodule_2015glossary.pdf
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.77 MB]
    3. Targeted testing and the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease
      Corporate Authors:
      National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
      Published Date:
      2016
      Series:
      Self-study modules on tuberculosis ; module 3
      Description:
      In this module, you will learn about targeted testing and the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) and TB disease. Targeted testing is a TB control strategy that is used to identify people who have LTBI and are at high risk for deve...
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      Filetype[PDF - 3.57 MB]
    4. Infectiousness and infection control
      Corporate Authors:
      National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
      Published Date:
      2016
      Series:
      Self-study modules on tuberculosis ; module 5
      Description:
      In this module, you will learn about the factors that determine the infectiousness of a person with TB disease. This will help you and others decide whether a particular patient should be considered infectious. You will also learn about the precautio...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.48 MB]
    5. Transmission and pathogenesis of tuberculosis
      Corporate Authors:
      National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
      Published Date:
      2016
      Series:
      Self-study modules on tuberculosis ; module 1
      Description:
      In this module, you will learn about the history of tuberculosis (TB). You will also learn how TB is spread from person to person (transmission) and how TB disease develops in the body (pathogenesis). Our understanding of the transmission and pathoge...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.92 MB]
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