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La Tuberculosis en los Hispanos o Latinos
Publication Date:
2013
Country of Origin:
United States
Format:
Information Sheet
Language:
Spanish
How to Access this Material:
PDF: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/esp/publications/factsheets/pdf/HispanicorLatino_es.pdf
PDF: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/esp/publications/factsheets/pdf/HispanicorLatino_es.pdf
Abstract
This information sheet discusses TB in Hispanics/Latinos. It explains TB disease the incidence of TB disease in Hispanics/Latinos for 2011 including the reported TB cases by origin and race/ethnicity in the United States 2011. The information sheet explains challenges faced in preventing TB including socioeconomic factors, language and cultural barriers, stigma associated with the disease and other underlying medical conditions that may increase the risk of latent TB becoming active disease. It describes what CDC is doing to achieve TB elimination.
Publisher:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,National Center for HIV Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention
Audience(s):
Hispanic or Latino persons
Topic:
Hispanics/Latinos, TB Prevention
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