ILOs

• describe the microbiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• describe the array of clinical conditions caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• describe the techniques used to diagnose tuberculosis
• understand the multidrug treatment of tuberculosis

• Outline the history of tuberculosis…
• Tuberculosis has killed all these people…
• Describe the global context of tuberculosis… is it something worth thinking about?
• Look at these maps showing us the TB incidence across the world…
• Outline the basic structure of M.tuberculosis
• How fast growing is M.tuberculosis, and how can we identify it?
• Look at the exciting future of M.tuberculosis identification!
• What populations of M.tuberculosis are suffers of tuberculosis thought to harbor?
• Here’s a diagram showing the progression of infection of tuberculosis…
• What is the hallmark of the histopathological features of TB, and how does it develop?
• Is TB infection lifelong?
• Here’s all the different organ systems that can be affected by TB…
• What are the most common presentations of TB?
• But, don’t be fooled! TB doesn’t always present as you expect…