Training and HR Development

Mycobacterium TB are rod shaped, Acid Fast Bacteria causing Tuberculosis.

Once a person is infected, the further course of the disease progression depends on host factors, and in majority of cases may remain dormant. Disease breakdown happens when there is a reduction in host immunity.

Without treatment the TB patient's clinical condition may deteriorate and eventually leading to death.

Discuss the evolution of TB control strategies and related country TB programs along with relevant milestones.

Describe 

1. TB as an ancient disease (4BC) and older terminologies (white plague/ Consumption/ Koch's disease/ KshayRog).
2. Major eras in the fight against TB, (Based on chemotherapy)

Program management is an array of activities geared towards ensuring efficient service delivery towards achieving the goals of the program. This includes:

The learner will be able to outline the management of TB Disease including treatment, follow-up, and Adverse Drug Reaction management.

The learner will be able to list and define the various case finding strategies used in the public and private sector.

The general concepts and knowledge in TB are divided into these thematic areas

1. History of TB
2. Evolution of TB control programs
3. Epidemiology and burden of TB
4. Microbiology and Pathogenesis of TB

At the end of the page, the learner will be able to
- State tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease
- Recall the causative agent of TB
- List the types of TB based on part affected and
- State the mode of TB spread