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 Tuberculosis Summary
1,379 words, approx. 5 pages Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of the lungs caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In the mid-nineteenth century, about one-fourth of the mortality rate was attributable to tuberculosis. It was particularly rampant in early... summary from source:
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1,153 words, approx. 4 pagesTuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although TB... summary from source:
 Tuberculosis Summary
1,141 words, approx. 4 pagesTuberculosis is a serious infectious disease caused by the rod-shaped bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which lodge in the lungs and destroy lung tissue. Sometimes called consumption, or simply TB, tuberculosis is usually transmitted from... summary from source:
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653 words, approx. 2 pagesTuberculosis A chronic, infectious disease primarily attacking the lungs. Tuberculosis (TB) is an chronic, infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily attacks the lungs. The tubercle bacillus is transmitted by droplets when... summary from source:
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Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or Tuberculosis) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis most commonly attacks the lungs (as pulmonary TB) but can also...
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 Indian Journal of Medical Research Tuberculosis
04/01/2001: 386 words, approx. 1 pages Tuberculosis, S.K. Sharma & A. Mohan, Editors (Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi) 2000. 743 pages. Price: Rs. 795/- ISBN 81-7179-765-2 There is a great paucity of information on the third world perspective on tuberculosis. Though there are a few recent books on the subject... summary from source:
Indian Journal of Medical Research Abdominal tuberculosis
10/01/2004: 6,525 words, approx. 22 pages Tuberculosis can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract and is the sixth most frequent site of extrapulmonary involvement. Both the incidence and severity of abdominal tuberculosis are expected to increase with increasing incidence of HIV infection. Tuberculosis bacteria reach the gastrointestinal tract via... summary from source:
 AP News Global tuberculosis rates level off
3/22/2007: 695 words, approx. 2 pagesThe global rate of tuberculosis infections has leveled off, public health officials said Thursday, offering a glimmer of hope for the first time since the disease's spread was declared a global emergency more than a decade ago.But despite that good news, an ominous threat is... summary from source:
AP Features Dutch Plegde $38M to Fight Tuberculosis
11/2/2006: 281 words, approx. 1 pages The Netherlands pledged Thursday to invest euro30 million ($38 million) to fight tuberculosis amid concerns about a deadly, drug-resistant new form of the disease, three nonprofit groups said. The investment, to be handed out over four years, was the largest...
Literary Criticism
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 Lewis J. Moorman
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In the following excerpt, Moorman speculates on the possible connection between tuberculosis and literary genius.
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Dan Latimer
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In the following essay, Latimer observes that in works by such authors as Thomas Mann and Edgar Allan Poe characters afflicted with tuberculosis are associated with erotic and artistic qualities.
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