Tuberculosis in the 21st Century: Old problem, New Understanding

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Air date:	Tuesday, October 10, 2006, 7:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
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Category:	Special
Runtime:	01:11:10
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Description:	NIH Clinical Center's 2006 Medicine for the Public lecture series Physician-scientists working to translate science into medicine will deliver lectures and take questions from the audience. Medicine for the Public is a series of lectures on disease topics by NIH scientists sponsored by the NIH Clinical Center. Presented every fall since 1978, the series was developed as a means of reaching out to the general public with information on medical research. These free, public talks are designed to help non-scientists understand medical science and appreciate the importance of medical research in our lives. http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/mfp.shtml

NLM Title:	Tuberculosis in the 21st century : old problem, new understanding / Steven M. Holland.
Author:	Holland, Steven M. National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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Abstract:	Dr. Steven Holland of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) lectures on four key questions related to tuberculosis (TB): what is it, who gets it, how is it treated, and why doesn't everyone exposed to it get sick? He gives a retrospective look at the disease, beginning with slides showing the mummified remains of an Egyptian whose lungs show evidence of a TB-like disease and its physiological impacts, including an abscess and a deformed spine. Currently, out of about two billion people infected, there are about nine million active cases, mainly in less-developed regions in tropical climates, and among those who are HIV-infected and otherwise immuno-compromised. Holland explores the reasons for these trends and the current available treatments.
Subjects:	Antitubercular Agents Tuberculosis
Publication Types:	Lecture Webcast
NLM Classification:	WF 200
NLM ID:	101294880
CIT Live ID:	5291
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=5291

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