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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / November 2005Today's problems with TB
Many of you might appreciate the info available on this website. Some of you may already know about it. http://www.stoptb.org/ Webby The Webby a écrit : > Many of you might appreciate the info available on this website. Some > of you may already know about it. > > http://www.stoptb.org/ > > Webby -------------------- Merci, TW, for the link. TB is not just a forgotten disease of poor ghetto overcrowding. In many areas of the world, those with the disease commute with surgical masks on their faces to prevent the spread of the disease by coughing. Treatment is long and expensive, but as the Flash movie said, TB can be beaten if not totally wiped out. Cheers SP > The Webby a écrit : > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Cheers > SP Thanks for opening my eyes Webby, I did not know that TB had made such a comeback. Thanks for the link. >From reports on the referenced site: The WHO has instituted a worldwide program to address this. Outcomes so far: The "prevalence" of TB is decreasing, but the "incidence" is still on the rise. What does this mean? The "prevalence" of a condition means the number of people who currently have the condition, whereas "incidence" refers to the annual number of people who have a case of the condition. These stats are influenced by the detection rate (how well are we able to detect and diagnose cases). The higher the detection rate, the more able we are to effectively treat. Says the detection rate for TB is increasing-> Good. Mortality rates from TB are decreasing.-> Good. Hopefully we will be able to decrease the incidence of TB. The WHO seems optimitistic about the future. Hopefully more monies are going towards the countries that are most affected, like Africa. -Sue > Thanks for opening my eyes Webby, > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > -Sue I'm glad you found the site of interest. Webby > The Webby a écrit : > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Cheers > SP You are very welcome, SP. As always, thanks for your contributions to the newsgroup... this includes taking time to read posts *and* post your own!! Been away since Tuesday and trying to play the catch-up game. Hope things are settling down in your life, StovePipe. Take care, TW > > The Webby a écrit : > You are very welcome, SP. As always, thanks for your contributions to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Take care, > TW +++++++++ Things are looking up a bit... we had a more encouraging week, and nobody has paniked yet after I announced we have to contract the hous. It's good you've been away for most of the bellyaching.... I've had some good, encouraging words though, both publicly and privately.... Just try and get _That_ over on DT.. or even on the IDF. Cheers SP |
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