What are you doing for World TB Day?

[diaglo]

stop by my website and get informed before you head to work...

http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/worldtb2004/introduction.htm



edited: title....it is TODAY...

 

[Andrew D. Gable]

Probably sleeping till 11:30 and then painting minis.

 

[diaglo]

A Global Perspective on Tuberculosis

• 
  Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s deadliest diseases:
  One-third of the world’s population is infected with TB.
  Each year, 8 million people around the world become sick with TB.
  Each year, there are over 2 million TB-related deaths worldwide.
  TB is the leading killer of people who are HIV infected.
  TB causes more deaths among women worldwide than all causes of maternal mortality combined.

 

[diaglo]

bump.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/WorldTBDay/2005/introduction.htm


edit: somewhere in the world it is march 24th.

 

[Crothian]

Teflon Billy gets his own day?!?!

 

[Torm]

Teflon Billy gets his own day?!?!

This is EXACTLY what I initially thought, too.

 

[Tewligan]

TB causes more deaths among women worldwide than all causes of maternal mortality combined.[/list]

I had no idea Teflon Billy was such a jerk!

 

[Darth K'Trava]

I had no idea Teflon Billy was such a jerk!

*laffs*

Spending this day lazing around since I'm off work......

 

[diaglo]

I had no idea Teflon Billy was such a jerk!

why do you think he has Help me on his forehead?


TB = Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex which includes M. tb, M. bovis, M. microti, M. africanium

 

[Crothian]

So, I should spend thet day riding public transportation coughing up blood on people?

hmmm, that turned out a bit mor edisgusting then I was going for.....