Microbiology: All about Tuberculosis (TB)

Microbiology: All about Tuberculosis (TB)

Tuberculosis commonly referred to as TB, has been a major global health problem for hundreds of years. In the 18th and 19th centuries, tuberculosis was called the white plague and the “Captain of death” because in several countries in Europe and the US, it was responsible for more than 20% of all deaths. Even today, out of all infectious agents, tuberculosis remains the biggest killer, surpassing even HIV and Malaria. According to an estimate around 2 million people die every year because of this deadly infection.

According to the WHO, one third of the world population is infected with Tuberculosis. In most of these infected people, the TB infection remains in its latent state. But this latent infection can emerge decades later to become an active disease and can cause serious illness in the infected person. Once detected, active disease requires months of multidrug chemotherapy to cure. Not only this, the emergence of drug resistant bacteria is a constant threat to public health.

To understand and get insights on why it still exists and leads to the death of so many people, we need to understand the pathogenesis of TB, how it spreads, and how it can be treated.

And that is exactly where this course fits in. This course on tuberculosis will provide you an up-to-date and detailed overview of the disease.

It will provide you with knowledge starting from the basics to the current state of tuberculosis infection which includes and is not limited to its epidemiology, pathogenesis, factors affecting susceptibility to the disease like HIV, diabetes and malnutrition. Additionally, the course will also cover various diagnostic techniques used to detect TB infection along with current and future ways to detect drug resistance.

Further, in this course, new anti-TB drugs, vaccines and newer, shorter and more effective treatment regimens to cure Drug Sensitive and Multidrug Resistant TB are also being discussed.

The course aims at providing a broad knowledge about tuberculosis to physicians, nurses, microbiologists, pharmacists, researchers in infectious diseases as well as students in any of these areas. It will also serve as a valuable update for people working with tuberculosis, a thorough introduction for those who are new to the field and a great opportunity for all those who want to broaden their understanding of the disease.

Further with a 30 day return policy, there is nothing to lose for you here. If you feel the course is not worth your money, you can return it and get your money back. Though, we assure you that you will not be disappointed by your wise decision of buying this course.

Learn about Tuberculosis - Its symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and management

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What you will learn

• 1. TB epidemiology
• 2. How does TB spread?
• 3. Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis

Rating: 4.25

Level: All Levels

Duration: 4 hours

Instructor: Roohi Bansal, PhD