TB and HIV - The Facts
Presented by
Ian Mackenzie
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the TB Alliance DOTS Support Association
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INTRODUCTION
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Killer twins on the rampage
Teeana Beast, known as TEEBS
Hedonistic Ivy known as HIVY
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The defence force is weakend by
g Malnutrition
g Cancer
g Stress
g HIV
g Diabetes
g or
any other process which compromises the
immune system
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Signs & symptoms
g Persistent
coughing for 3 weeks or more
g Blood in the sputum
g Shortness of breath, chest pains
g Loss of appetite, loss of weight
g General feeling of illness
g Tiredness, loss of motivation
g Night sweats and fever
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The Saviour
g Left
to her own devices, TEEBS will destroy the
planet in a course of months
g TEEBS can be totally destroyed
g A 6 month bombardment of high potency missiles,
launched once per day, 5 days per week for 6
months
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The Saviour
g If
the bombardment is adhered to, all remnants of
TEEBS will be killed and the planet will be TEEBS
free
g Failure to bombard 5 days per week for 6 months
can lead to the development of MDR TB - a mutant
TEEBS, resistant to the normal cavalry bombardment
which will only respond to very expensive missiles
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Part 2 of the game
g TEEBS
and HIVY launch a dual attack to speed up
the destruction of the planet
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TB IN THE WORKPLACE
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TB in the workplace
g Who
can suggest some reasons why an employee
with the symptoms mentioned may fear going to a
doctor?
g Private
practitioners in middle class areas often do
not suspect TB
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TB in the workplace
g When
people at work hear that Melanie has TB,
– what is the first assumption they will jump to?
– how are they going to feel sitting next to her and
sharing facilities with her?
– who is most likely to be blamed for ‘bringing TB into
the office’? Surely Melanie, from a previously
advantaged background and living in Norwood, can’t
be blamed
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Some facts about TB
g We
can expect an increase in the number of TB
cases our workplace will have to deal with
g We can expect an increase in TB in ‘non-traditional’
populations - we tend to associate TB with the poor
and poor living conditions
g A person with TB is only infectious for the first 2
weeks of (correct) treatment
g People diagnosed with TB should be given 2 weeks
sick leave
g After 2 weeks they should be reassessed
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Some facts about TB
g After
2 weeks they can return to work without
putting co-workers at risk. They are no longer
infectious and pose no threat, even to HIV positive
persons.
g TB patients on correct treatment will not infect other
people
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ISSUES TO BE DEALT WITH
IN THE WORKPLACE
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Stigma
The person with TB:
g Fears
death
g Feels shame
g Fears having HIV
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Colleagues
g Fear
being infected
g Feel anger at being at risk
g Feel guilty about their attitude
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Employers
g Fear
loss of production
g Fear possible industrial action
g Are generally ignorant about TB
g Are open to persons who abuse their ignorance
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Issues to be dealt with in the workplace
Not everyone with TB has HIV
Not everyone with HIV has TB
Management needs to be informed
All employees need to be informed
Correct information is the weapon to slay the deadly
twins
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Thank You
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