The Tuberculosis Survival Handbook aims to help both patients and the healthcare professional understand modern approaches to TB treatment and management and the new edition has been completely revised and updated. The publication includes a new chapter titled 'A Clinician's Perspective' by Dr. Marcos Espinal of the Stop TB Partnership and Dr. Ernesto Jaramillo of the WHO. There is also a new chapter on the growing patient movement and the book includes TB Tips for patients written in layman_s terms. Another new addition is a nine-month TB Treatment chart as an aid to adherence. The lack of information available on TB for sufferers and the recognition of the importance of having information became the author_s motivation for writing this book.
THE TUBERCULOSIS SURVIVAL HANDBOOK, 2ND EDITION
West Palm Beach, FL - (mmd-news) - - This book is an engrossing personal story as well as an invaluable source of information for people with TB and healthcare providers.
TB FACTS: TB infects about one-third of all humans worldwide. In 2005 alone, 9,000,000 people were diagnosed with the infection and more than 2,000,000 died. About 40,000,000 people became latently infected with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis during 2005 and roughly 80% of these new cases will have occurred in just 23 countries. In 2004, 14,500 cases were identified in the US alone. The emergence of Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is also a hugely growing concern.
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The Tuberculosis Survival Handbook aims to help both patients and the healthcare professional understand modern approaches to TB treatment and management and the new edition has been completely revised and updated. The publication includes a new chapter titled 'A Clinician's Perspective' by Dr. Marcos Espinal of the Stop TB Partnership and Dr. Ernesto Jaramillo of the WHO. There is also a new chapter on the growing patient movement and the book includes TB Tips for patients written in layman_s terms. Another new addition is a nine-month TB Treatment chart as an aid to adherence. The lack of information available on TB for sufferers and the recognition of the importance of having information became the author_s motivation for writing this book.
AUTHOR:
Paul Mayho, 35, lives in London. In 1990 he was found to be HIV-positive. Ten years ago, Paul was infected with Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and unlike many others with MDR-TB, survived. Subsequent to his illness, Paul studied journalism, contributed to TB awareness materials and wrote several books. In early 2005, Paul moved to Geneva where he became a writer for Mèdicins Sans Frontiéres Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines. He is now a columnist writing on HIV issues, the patient representative on the MDR-TB/DOTS-Plus Working Group, a freelance technical advisor to the Stop TB Partnership, and a regular attendee of TB symposia.
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