Tuburculosis Combined Notes



Tuburculosis Combined Notes

I. Mycobacterium: The Bacteria

A. Genome Structure:

B. Cell Structure & Metabolism

1. Gram stain:

2. cell shape:

3. oxygen use:

4. unusual structure:

C. Ecology

1. Evolved from:

2. growth rate:

D. Pathology

1. first recorded cases:

2. affected tissues:

3. treatment:

4. % of humans infected:

II. Tuberculosis Background Information

A. Definition:

B. Symptoms

1. Latent TB:

2. Active TB

C. Selected symptoms of TB, especially of the lungs:

D. TB infection vs. active TB (4 possibilities)

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2.

3.

4.

E. HIV & TB:

III. TB Patients Chafe Under Lockdown in South Africa (questions)

A. Who is being placed under lockdown, by whom, and why?

B. What are 2 reasons the TB outbreak in South Africa is so dangerous?

C. What is XDR TB, and how deadly is it?

D. Why might patients not get the treatment they need?

IV. Tuberculosis & The Vampire Legend

A. Abstract: What is the connection between vampires and tuburculosis?

B. Introduction:

C. Tuberculosis in 19th century Europe and Ameria

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