Size Specs

TB (Tuberculosis)

$12.95

This plush representation of TB provides a memorable hands-on-way to learn about this global disease and how it targets the lungs and throat. While TB has infected humans for millennia, it remains a disease of the present with 11 million cases per year.

Unique gift for educators, family, friends, doctors, scientists, public health experts and world travelers. Features high quality materials and educational card with fascinating facts about this microbe and how it spreads.

GIANTmicrobes TB is soft, cuddly and is a unique gift and learning tool for loved ones and friends interested in global health.

Size: 6 x 2.5 x 2.5”


Sizes:

  • TB (Tuberculosis) TB (Tuberculosis) GMUS-PD-0740
    $12.95
    - +

Related Products:

Product Details

Additional Information

More Information
Sizes Giantmicrobes are based on actual microbes, cells, organisms and other critters, only 1,000,000 times actual size!
Gigantic (GG) 16-24"
XL (XL) 10-15"
Original (PD) 5-8"
Keychain (KC) 2-4" with clip
Materials Plush from all new materials. Stuffed with polyester fiber fill. Surface washable: sponge with water & soap, air dry.
Packaging Each plush microbe includes a printed card with fun, educational and fascinating facts about the actual microbe or cell.
Safety Every product meets or exceeds U.S. and European standards for safety. For ages 3 and up.

All about TB (Tuberculosis)

FACTS: Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease caused by the mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. TB can infect any part of the body, but typically targets the lungs and throat. Coughing or sneezing by infected persons is the most common cause of transmission. Unfortunately, TB bacteria can remain in a latent state so that infected persons who do not initially contract TB are still at risk of developing the disease later in life, should their immune systems ever weaken. (During the latency period, the TB-resistant host shows no symptoms of TB and is not contagious.)

While TB has been a human scourge since ancient times, it remains a disease of the present. According to USAID in 2023, there are 11 million cases and 1.6 million deaths caused by TB each year.

Although TB symptoms vary depending on which part of the body the disease infects, symptoms of TB of the lungs typically include:

• A bad cough lasting more than two weeks
• Coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep in the lungs)
• Chest pain, fever, fatigue/weakness, chills, weight loss, loss of appetite, and night sweats

Both active and latent TB can be detected by injecting tuberculin under the skin and examining resultant bumps. Testing is recommended for:

• Persons who have symptoms of TB, or have been exposed to TB
• Persons from places with elevated TB rates, such as Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and Latin America – as well as prisons, migrant farm camps, nursing homes, and homeless shelters
• Persons with weakened immune systems, such as H.I.V. carriers, children, and the elderly

Fortunately, drug treatments are available for TB. However, to prevent TB bacteria from becoming drug-resistant, patients must not stop drug treatments prematurely. While the symptoms of TB may abate after a few weeks, the bacteria are not fully eradicated for at least six months.

Information is provided by the Center for Disease Control.

 
Back to top