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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.

Epidemiology of TB is described using time, place and person variation of

• burden of TB infection and disease,
• mortality due to TB
• determinants and risk factors that increase the vulnerability to disease and infection 

Discuss the epidemiological triad in relation to TB.

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 explain Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilisation in context of NTEP and state their significance in TB elimination.

The learner will be able to outline TB prevention measures  including infection control measures, TB Preventive Therapy, and vaccination.

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

Describe the case finding as a programmatic effort, the various stages and considerations. 

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