Epidemiology

Dorothee Heemskerk; Maxine Caws; Ben Marais; Jeremy Farrar

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-19132-4_1

Epidemiology

Dorothee Heemskerk
, Maxine Caws
, Ben Marais
, Jeremy Farrar

Clinical Sciences

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Abstract

This chapter will describe the pathogen which causes tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It will give an overview of the historical context, the molecular and clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis in adults and children globally and describes how other epidemics, such as HIV and diabetes, influence disease control. It also summarizes the current efforts of the WHO to curtail the pandemic.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SpringerBriefs in Public Health
Pages	1-7
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19132-4_1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Drug-resistance
Epidemiology
HIV
Lineage
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Prognosis
Tuberculosis
Virulence

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