Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints.

External links

Organizations

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• Division of Tuberculosis Elimination Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fact sheets, data, and other resources
• The Stop TB Partnership international organization. World TB Day.
• The Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance - TBCTA The main purpose of TBCTA is to assist the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its local (public, private, NGO) partners to improve TB control programs and accelerate the implementation of the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) strategy. With other global TB partners, TBCTA contributes to accelerate the pace of DOTS expansion.
• World Health Organization Tuberculosis home page at World Health Organization - Strategy & Operations, Monitoring & Evaluation

Other

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• Brief History of Tuberculosis from New Jersey Medical School National Tuberculosis Center
• Questions and Answers About TB from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
• The New White Plague David Walton; Paul Farmer, MD, PhD msJAMA December 6, 2000
• Tuberculosis from MedlinePlus an excellent resource for the public from US National Library of Medicine
• Vaccines for Development

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