Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Keante Parker
HCS/457
May 23, 2011
The following will discuss the Pulmonary Tuberculosis disease. Pulmonary tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs, but may spread to other organs (Pubmed Health, 20101. The efforts used to control Pulmonary Tuberculosis will be explained. The influence of lifestyles, socioeconomic status, and disease management will also be provided in the following. The gaps and how people might link to other resources to meet the needs he or she may need that are not offered locally. Recommendations may be made to expand the communities programs, should there be any gaps. A description of what the public health departments are doing to reduce the threat of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Finally; data finding, evidence-based intervention, and a plan to ensure quality health will be discussed. The pulmonary Tuberculosis disease is very contagious and is the world’s leading cause of death. (Wahid, Jarls berg, Rudoy, de Jong, Unger, Kawamura, & Daley, 2011). It has been proven that when a person has pulmonary tuberculosis and it is accompanied by another disease such as HIV, or E-o=P' diabetes the infected persons risk of death is increased. The risk of death increased when tuberculosis is accompanied by a second disease, because the infected person’s immune system is weaker than normal. Most cases of pulmonary tuberculosis the person more than likely became infected in the past. Some of the Symptoms a person infected with pulmonary tuberculosis are coughing up blood, unintentional weight loss, and excessive sweating. Some of the efforts made to control pulmonary tuberculosis involve developing new tools for diagnosis, treatment, and increasing targeted testing. Education is another effort made to control pulmonary tuberculosis and it has worked. There is always information available at any health care organization on
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Keante Parker
HCS/457
May 23, 2011
The following will discuss the Pulmonary Tuberculosis disease. Pulmonary tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial infection that involves the lungs, but may spread to other organs (Pubmed Health, 20101. The efforts used to control Pulmonary Tuberculosis will be explained. The influence of lifestyles, socioeconomic status, and disease management will also be provided in the following. The gaps and how people might link to other resources to meet the needs he or she may need that are not offered locally. Recommendations may be made to expand the communities programs, should there be any gaps. A description of what the public health departments are doing to reduce the threat of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Finally; data finding, evidence-based intervention, and a plan to ensure quality health will be discussed. The pulmonary Tuberculosis disease is very contagious and is the world’s leading cause of death. (Wahid, Jarls berg, Rudoy, de Jong, Unger, Kawamura, & Daley, 2011). It has been proven that when a person has pulmonary tuberculosis and it is accompanied by another disease such as HIV, or E-o=P' diabetes the infected persons risk of death is increased. The risk of death increased when tuberculosis is accompanied by a second disease, because the infected person’s immune system is weaker than normal. Most cases of pulmonary tuberculosis the person more than likely became infected in the past. Some of the Symptoms a person infected with pulmonary tuberculosis are coughing up blood, unintentional weight loss, and excessive sweating. Some of the efforts made to control pulmonary tuberculosis involve developing new tools for diagnosis, treatment, and increasing targeted testing. Education is another effort made to control pulmonary tuberculosis and it has worked. There is always information available at any health care organization on
References: CDC. (2005). Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States. Retrieved May 23, 2011, from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5412a1.htm Nahid, P., Jarlsberg, L., Rudoy, I., de Jong, B., Unger, A., Kawamura, L., & ... Daley, C. (2011). Factors associated with mortality in patients with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis. Retrieved May 23, 2011, from EBSCOhost. PubMed Health. ( 2010.) Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Retrieved May 23, 2011, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001141/