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Get the Facts About TB Disease

Booklet
Get the Facts About TB Disease

This booklet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute. All of these patient education materials can be found on the following webpage: www.cdc.gov/tb/pubs/CulturalMaterials.htm. This booklet provides information on TB transmission, treatment for TB disease, and how to talk to family and friends about TB.

Author:

CDC NCHHSTP Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Topic:

General TB Information, Treatment- TB Disease, TB Treatment

Country of Origin:

United States

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Global resources for the prevention,
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