Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States Cdc Form

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As a healthcare professional, you have a vital role to play in tuberculosis infection control in your clinic. If you see HIV positive patients in your clinic, you know that they're at increased risk for getting TB because they're very susceptible to certain infections. In fact, TB is the leading cause of death in people with HIV/AIDS. TB is different from other opportunistic infections because it's spread by the respiratory route, and infected patients can spread the disease to others in crowded clinics, including you. This video is designed to give you practical information to help you stop the spread of TB in your clinic by improving TB infection control practices. It's based on the World Health Organization Policy on TB Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, Congregate Settings and Households. Use this video as a supplement to training you've already received along with other training materials, including the guidelines, assessment and planning tools, posters and monitoring an