Tuberculosis

History

• Died from or infected by Tb
  • John Keats (poet)
  • George O'well
  • Nelson Mandella

• Hippocrates description
  • Phthisis (to waste away, consumption)

• Robert Koch found the bacteria 1882

Epidemiology

est. case est. death all form 10mil 1.4mil HIV-ass 0.9 mil 208,000 MDR-Tb ≈558,000 ≈190,000

• 8 countries account for 2/3 of all worldwide Tb

1. India
2. China
3. Indonesia
4. the Phillippines
5. Pakistan
6. Nigeria
7. Bangladesh
8. South Africa

Transmission

• transmission-influencing factors
  • sputum status of index case
  • proximity - distance between each other
  • time
• susceptibility of person

• [math]\displaystyle{ R_0 \approx r \times c \times d }[/math]
  • [math]\displaystyle{ r }[/math] = transmissibility
    • to reduce [math]\displaystyle{ r }[/math]
      • ealier detection
      • rapid commencing of treatment
      • reduce aerolization (surgical masks on patients)
        • surgical masks on patients reduce infectivity by 56%
  • [math]\displaystyle{ c }[/math] = susceptibility of contacts
    • to reduce [math]\displaystyle{ c }[/math]
      • open windows
        • Tb airborne transmission risk: windows closed 97%, negative pressure room (ACH12) 39%, windows and doors fully open 33%
      • N95 respirator
      • ARTs for HIV patients
  • [math]\displaystyle{ d }[/math] = duration of infectivity
    • to reduce [math]\displaystyle{ d }[/math]
      • treat patients appropriately

Risk factors

• HIV
• malnutrition
  • Tb risk inversely correlates with BMI
• ....
• overcrowding
  • people per room vs Tb rate per 100,000 (in Canada)
    • 0.4-0.6 vs 18.9
    • 1.0-1.2 vs 113