1. World TB Day Presentation March 24th, By Ijeoma Agulefo, MPH Health Education Specialist, DTBE Bisrat Abraham, MD, MPH EIS Officer, DTBE .
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

2. Presentation Overview
Background on TB and World TB Day (WTD)
Update on TB 2010 Data in the United States
Summary of WTD activities

3. It usually attacks the lungs but it can attack any part of the body
What is Tuberculosis?
TB is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
It usually attacks the lungs but it can attack any part of the body
There is a difference between latent TB infection (LTBI) and TB disease
TB disease can be fatal if not treated; was once the leading cause of death in the United States.

4. World TB Day (WTD)-March 24
Annual event that commemorates when Dr. Robert Koch announced discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Opportunity to:
Communicate about TB-related problems and solutions
Support worldwide TB-control efforts
2010/2011 theme-TB Elimination: Together We Can!

5. TB Surveillance Data, 2010
Overall TB cases and rates in the United States
Breakdown of TB cases by States
TB cases among U.S.-born and foreign-born persons
TB cases among racial/ethnic groups

6. World TB Day Activities
TB Walk: March 19, 2011
CDC Observance: March 24, 2011
CDC TB WTD website: information on national and international WTD activities
CDC WTD resources
Posters
Web graphical buttons
MMWR article, cdc.gov web feature, Data & Statistics web feature, CDC Connects article

7. Thank You For more information, please contact: Ijeoma Agulefo, MPH
Phone:
Bisrat Abraham, MD, MPH
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website: