Tuberculosis

According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Program Epidemiology Department , data is not collected on legal vs. illegal immigrants related to transmission of Tuberculosis. TB Control health educators note, however, that while illegal immigrants may contribute to a portion of TB cases in the U.S. and L.A. County, they certainly do not constitute a majority.

World TB Day is March 24th
By
Romesh Anketell

Tuberculosis (TB), considered by many to be under control in the developed world, continues to be a public health threat as funding for treatment and public awareness dwindles.

"Justice will only exist where those not affected by injustice are filled with the same amount of indignation as those offended." Plato

Now what does this have to do with TB?

What is Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. The bacterium usually attacks the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can attack almost any part of the body (extra-pulmonary TB) such as bones, joints, nervous system, and urinary track. TB was once known as the “White-plaque” and historically was the leading cause of death in the United States.

BREATHE LA Trudeau Society of Greater Los Angeles is named in honor of Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau (1848-1915), the first doctor to develop the sanatorium concept of treating tuberculosis. A tuberculosis survivor, Dr. Trudeau discovered that with rest, fresh air, and a balanced diet, TB patients could completely recover. In 1885, Dr. Trudeau opened the Adirondack Cottage Sanatorium, best known as the "Little Red Cottage," at Saranac Lake, NY, the first sanatorium for TB patients in the U.S.