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TB Focus Grouppowerpoint presentation
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TB Focus Group Project

• February 13th, 2007
• to
• August 31, 2007

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History of Tuberculosis.

• In the early 1800s and the 1900s the death rate
  from TB was very high.
• During that time the only treatment was
  confinement in a sanitarium.
• Treatment centers were located a great distance
  from families and homes.
• In 2005 there were 8.8 million cases of TB
  worldwide (WHO), approximately 300 in BC and
  approximately 1600 new cases in Canada each year.

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• Tuberculosis is a disease caused by a germ called
  Tubercle Bacillus.
• The germ enters the body through the air that you
  breath although it does not always cause
  infection. It does not always cause disease.
• TB disease usually occurs in the lungs, but other
  parts of the body can be affected.

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Tuberculosis what is it?

• There are two types of TB, latent TB infection
  and active TB disease.
• TB infection means that you have the TB germs in
  your body, but they are not doing any harm to you
  or others. They are just sleeping.
• This is LATENT TB.

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• Active TB disease means that the germs are
  awake, damaging the lungs or other parts of the
  body and may be contagious. This is ACTIVE TB.
• TB disease in parts of the body other than the
  lungs and respiratory tract is usually not
  contagious.

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Risk Factors

• Those at a higher than average risk of getting TB
  include
• People who have had close and prolonged contact
  with people with active TB disease.
• Crack and cocaine users.
• Alcoholics.
• Homeless.

• HIV / AIDS
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Kidney Disease
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma
• Underweight
• Organ transplant
• Medication that suppresses immunity (e.g.
  Prednisone, Remicaid, Embrel)

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Symptoms of Active TB Disease Include

• Cough for 2 weeks or longer,
• Night sweats,
• Tiredness or weakness,
• Fever,
• Loss of appetite,
• Weight loss,
• Chest pains,
• Coughing up blood,
• Lumps in neck,
• Unusual bony pain.

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Testing

• Testing for TB can include
• 1. Skin Test if positive, then
• 2. X-rays
• 3. Sputum if there is productive cough.
• Treatment
• for LTBI INH B6 for 9 months
• For Disease INH, B6, Rifampin PZA for gt 6
  months.

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Education, Support and Recovery

• Awareness is education.
• Ask questions.
• Attend TB workshops.
• Know your TB status.
• Community support.
• Family support.
• Health care support.

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Community Resources

• Community Health Representative (CHR)
• NTC Nurse (CHN or PHN)
• Family Doctor
• Mental Health
• VIHA Public Health Nurse
• Addiction Workers

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Who to contact for TB testing?

• Community Health Representative
• NTC Nursing Program
• 5001 Mission Rd
• 724-5757
• Family Doctor
• VIHA Public Health

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Acknowledgements

• Tseshaht Youth Centre.
• Port Alberni Friendship Centre Youth Council.
• Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Nursing Dept.
• Vancouver Island Health Authority Nurses.
• Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver.
• Annie Watts, Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper
• Edward (TAT) Tatoosh Hupacasath Elder

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Project and Presentationcompleted byDarleen
Watts Associates