2. Intro to Tb

Question 1

What is the worldwide prevalence of Tb (active and latent)?

Answer 1

33%

Question 2

Tb is the ___ most common infectious cause of death in adults worldwide

Answer 2

2nd

Question 3

Tb cell membrane is composed of

Answer 3

mycolic acid

hard to stain

Question 4

What is the resevor for Tb

Answer 4

Humans

Question 5

How does Tb spread?

Answer 5

sneezing… really anything air

Question 6

What are the 4 outcomes of TB exposure?

Answer 6

Clearance
Latent infection
Primary disease
Reactivation disease

Question 7

What reactivates Latent TB?

Answer 7

HIV infection

Question 8

How is TB activatedish?

Answer 8

inside a macrophage after it was eaten

Question 9

What are the symptoms of latent TB?

Answer 9

none

Question 10

TB causes

Answer 10

coughing and pain

Question 11

Where do you find TB?

Answer 11

in any organ

Question 12

How do you test for Latent TB?

Answer 12

we don’t have anything

Question 13

What drugs would you use for TB?

Answer 13

Rifampin
Isoniazid
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol

Question 14

How long do you treat TB?

Answer 14

6 months

Question 15

What can reactivate latent TB?

Answer 15

HIV

Question 16

TB is the most common cause of…?

Answer 16

AIDS