{"article":{"id":211718,"heading":"More preventive measures needed to control TB infections, health officials say","author":"Infection Protection","created":"2007-12-18 17:55:01","modified":"2013-11-11 00:50:35","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:50:35","article":"<p>A young woman, aged 18, presents to a physician with a cough that will not go away, malaise, and a fever. At the Sadar Hospital in Manikganj, Bangladesh, the patient also reports that she has lost a lot of weight, has no appetitite, and has coughed up a considerable amount of blood of late. The diagnosis &ndash; most likely tuberculosis, or TB.  The prescription &ndash;  a daily dose of isoniazid, also known as called INH, for nine months.  &ldquo;TB is a viral disease that poses serious health problems for Bangladesh,&rdquo; said Dr. M. Jamaluddin, a surgeon, during a recent roundtable discussion, entitled, &ldquo;Cooperation of MassMedia in Controlling TB.&rdquo; <br><br>  <br>  <br> <\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/care-mates.com\/blog\/?p=34","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"A young woman, aged 18, presents to a physician with a cough that will not go away, malaise, and a fever.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2007\/12\/211718.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}