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M/MC HCMD Detail Information for PO USA 1314

Add a comment about this material ID: PO USA 1314 Date: No Date Country: United States of America Media Format: Poster Languages: English English Title: Stop TB... Producers: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)|U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Contact: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) Address: P.O. Box 6003 Rockville, MD 20849-6003 United States Phone: Email: Website: http://www.cdcnpin.org/ Audience: General Abstract: "...TB is spread when a person with active TB coughs, sings, or speaks and you breathe the air contaminated with TB germs. The germs reach your lungs. From there they can go to other parts of your body. Your body fights the TB germ. Usually the germs go to sleep in your body. This is called TB infection. You have a positive skin test, you don't feel sick, you can't give TB to others. You can take medicine to keep you from getting active TB. If you don't take medicine, the TB germs may wake up and attack your lungs and other parts of your body. This is called TB disease. You feel sick with fiver, weight loss, or cough. You have active TB germs in your body, You may give TB to others. You need to take your medicine to help you get better and prevent spreading the TB germs to others." Description: 61 x 46 cm. poster. White background with red and black text. Color illustrations of two people sitting on a couch, a skeleton showing the lungs, kidneys, and spine, an anti-TB cartoon fighting a TB cartoon, a positive TB test, medication, and a person coughing and spreading TB germs. Subjects: Tuberculosis | Signs and Symptoms | Drugs | Health Education

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