TY - BOOK ID - 46215651 TI - Tuberculosis AU - Jean-Marie Ntumba Kayembe AU - Ntumba Kayembe, Jean-Marie PY - 2018 SN - 1789237823 1789237815 1838814280 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Tuberculosis. KW - Consumption (Disease) KW - Lungs KW - Phthisis KW - Pulmonary tuberculosis KW - TB (Disease) KW - Chest KW - Mycobacterial diseases KW - Mycobacterium tuberculosis KW - Tuberculosis KW - Diseases KW - Medicine KW - Internal Medicine KW - Infectious Diseases KW - Health Sciences UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46215651 AB - Tuberculosis is an ancient disease with a high incidence and mortality rate, unequally distributed worldwide. Epidemiological indicators, but also risk factors, play a key role in the natural history of the disease and need to be regulary addressed. Low and middle income countries are not prepared for appropriate response and are also the most affected. The incidence of this extrapulmonary disease is far from being clearly established. Epidemiological studies in different geographical areas will help in this field. ER -