BREATHING ROOMS…Knickerbocker Village in 2019. To make way for the development, one hundred buildings were razed in the “Lung Block,” so named because of its high tuberculosis mortality rate. The development continues to be designated as affordable housing. (Wikipedia) * * *...
role Finally, the majority of effects described in this section are generally more severe in low-income countries. Here, reduced access to medical care, undernourishment, and the presence of other diseases could induce a poverty trap (Beach et al.2021; Bloom et al.2021; Lorentzen et al.2008)...
it features an old lift that should not be missed. Retrofitted in 1929, the lift was used to carry children suffering from tuberculosis of the bones from their wards on the ground floor to the roof. The warmth
A pulmonary tuberculosis outbreak in a long-term care facilitydoi:10.1017/S0950268815002265Chao Chih LaiY C HSIEHY P YEHH H Chen
Investigation of a suspected tuberculosis outbreak in a long-term care facility, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, July-October 2013Improve diagnosis, control and understanding of ecology and epidemiology of Rift Valley feverdoi:10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.670Mugero, C....
The article discusses the case of tuberculosis outbreak in a long-term care facility in the San Juan metropolitan area in Puerto Rico during July 2010-April 2012. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotype was identified in the outbreak. Residents of the facility were administered tuberculin skin tests,...
Tuberculosis Outbreak in a Long-Term-Care Facility for Mentally III Persons - Puerto Rico, 2010-2012Rullán, Johnny VRiveraGarcía, BrendaBermúdez, MariaFernándezVásquez, MiguelBamrah, SapnaDaley, W. RandolphAuld, SaraIshida, Kanako