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Tuberculosis, pulmonary
Occupational Disease Tuberculosis, pulmonary
Tuberculosis, pulmonary Category Infection, Occupational
Tuberculosis, pulmonary Severity Chronic
Tuberculosis, pulmonary Synonyms Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Information on Tuberculosis, pulmonary Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging Healthcare workers are exposed to tubercle bacilli in airborne droplet nuclei while caring for patients with tuberculosis and while performing bronchoscopies, autopsies, and endotracheal intubations on these patients. Approximately 90%-95% of those newly infected with tuberculosis never develop clinical illness. These individuals have a latent infection that may persist for a lifetime. Silicosis and other debilitating diseases can reduce the body's resistance and increase the risk for activation of latent tuberculosis. [Chin, p. 521-32]
Tuberculosis, pulmonary Latency 2-10 weeks
Tuberculosis, pulmonary References http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/tuberculosis/index.html
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