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A cross-section of the audience at a Showers foundation Outreach listening to the Health Talk on "What is Tuberculosis and HIV"

5 Basic Facts of Tuberculosis and HIV you need to know

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What is Tuberculosis? Unlike HIV, Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by germs (bacteria). These germs usually affect the lungs (Pulmonary type, but they can also affect other body organs (extra-pulmonary Type). Examples of body organs involved in extrapulmonary types include the brain, kidney, skin, joints, and backbone. How is Tuberculosis spread? These germs spread […]

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Tuberculosis: 5 facts that will be Mesmerizing you

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TB stands for tuberculosis and it was discovered in 1720, by Benjamin Marten, an English Physician. it is an airborne disease of the lungs that manifests symptoms such as coughing, chest pain, weight loss, fever, and night sweats. It is caused by a bacteria known as mycobacterium tuberculosis. The Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, This Bacteria is also

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5 Important Highlights of The Tuberculosis Outreach

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INTRODUCTION Before we explain Tuberculosis and its different effects let us briefly touch on the conference that provided the platform for this outreach by Showers Foundation. The Hilltop Encounters program is the international annual gathering of youths in the watchman catholic campus fellowship in Nigeria, Instituted 24 years ago, the Hilltop is an instrument of

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