Discuss the concept that of TB care needs to extend before and after the current episode of TB, and that it exists in a continuum. Including TB infection, post treatment follow-up and recurrence of TB years after treatment completion. 

Discuss the importance of locating the person in this continuum by asking previous history and also extending services of post treatment follow-up.

At the end of the page, the learner will be able to discuss the global incidence of TB and deaths due to TB.

The learner will be able to
- Recall the TB incidence, prevalence, and death rate in India and 
- Discuss the burden of TB in India in terms of missing TB
 

The learner will be able to 
- Classify TB based on site of disease and
- Distinguish between Pulmonary and Extra pulmonary TB

The learner will be able to 
- Classify persons with TB based on history of previous TB treatment and
- Explain the operational definition of each type of TB based on previous TB treatment

Classify the TB disease on the basis of Drug Resistance

The learner will be able to 
- Classify TB based on diagnosis and 
- Distinguish between Microbiologically confirmed and clinical TB