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TB and the girl next door
Two thirds of South Africans carry the potentially lethal TB bacterium in their bodies. If you think TB won’t pick you because you’re “not the type”, think again. Read

TB: Are you at risk?
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 About Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis in the news
Rapid diagnostic test for MDR-TB
Govt helping spread TB - IFP
Zero TB defaulters in KZN
TB-HIV link in the spotlight
21 escaped TB patients return
TB killed 1.7 million in 2006
Worst TB epidemic in 60 years
TAC protests over TB hospital
Drug-resistant TB at record high
Tough TB hits Botswana
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 Real life story
TB and the girl next door
Two thirds of South Africans carry the potentially lethal TB bacterium in their bodies. If you think TB won’t pick you because you’re “not the type”, think again. Read more
 
 FAQ
  1. What is the role of the employer?

2. What are the barriers in the fight against TB?

3. What about immunisation against TB?

4. How do you know if TB is cured?

5. What happens when a patient does not drink his/her tablets regularly?

6. Can TB be cured?

7. Is TB a serious illness?

8. How can I know for certain if I have TB?

9. When must I suspect TB?

10. Who gets TB?

11. How does TB spread?

12. How bad is TB nowadays? Do we have an epidemic?

13. What is TB?

14. Why is it important to overcome the social stigma associated with TB?

  
 
Contents

Who is at risk?
TB: Are you at risk?, Smoking may increase TB risk, Smoking may up TB risk, Smoking increases TB-risk

Transmission
Open windows beat germs, What causes TB?, Open windows prevent TB

Treatment
A critical look at vaccination, Diet not an ARV substitute, Treating tuberculosis, Treating TB

Testing
Simple cough test spots TB, Diagnosing TB

Drug resistance
Extent of tough TB unknown, Fears mount over tough TB, MDR-TB worse than thought, Drug-resistant TB, XDR-TB genes decoded

HIV/Aids and TB
HIV and Tuberculosis: , Africa's deadly combo: HIV-TB

Living with TB
Never say never, Pre- and probiotics boost immunity, Soya and L-glutamine ups immunity, Vitamin D counters TB, Why TB patients don't take meds

New developments in TB
High hopes for TB treatment, Major TB jab trialled in SA, New test to detect TB, New, faster, cheaper TB test, Rapid test for resistant TB?, more...

TB in South Africa
Mpumalanga a TB 'hot spot', Resistant TB hits hard in KZN, SA face quadruple burden, SA's plan to curb TB, TB outbreak in Bay, more...

Different political stances
Major new TB plan for SA, More for Aids, TB: budget statement, Quarantine controversy, Quarantine urged for XDR-TB, SA's plan to curb TB, more...

Quarantine
Quarantine controversy, Quarantine urged for XDR-TB, SA to quarantine XDR-TB patients?, TB patients up in arms, XDR-TB patients face the law, more...

Health tips
TB: Anyone can get it

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About Tuberculosis
Different political stances
Drug resistance
FAQ
Health tips
HIV/Aids and TB
Living with TB
New developments in TB
Quarantine
Real life story
TB in South Africa
Testing
Transmission
Treatment
Who is at risk?
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