General Public

This monograph discusses the history of TB, the search for TB treatment and diagnostic methods, and its resurgence, including the emergence of multiple drug resistant (MDR) strains of TB.

This poster announcing World TB Day, raises awareness about the international health threat TB presents and the urgent need to eliminate this disease.

In this flash film, Winstone Zulu, a TB/HIV advocate from Zambia, says that TB is the leading killer of AIDS patients living in Africa. From his own experience of living with both AIDS and TB, and having been cured of TB himself, he states that there is a desperate need for TB patients to be treated with TB drugs, as TB can be cured. He emphasizes that fighting AIDS in Africa means fighting TB. A 60-second PSA accompanies this flash film.

This Power Point slide set presents basic TB information for the general public. The presentation stresses the difference between latent TB infection and active TB disease, how TB is spread, and how to prevent it.

This online video describes what TB is and how it is spread. It explains that although TB affects people worldwide, it can be prevented, treated, and cured. The video also identifies individuals who are at risk for TB and emphasizes that they should take the TB skin test.

This brochure provides information and knowledge for people who may have been infected with the TB germ.

This brochure discusses the basic facts about tuberculosis including TB transmission, symptoms, and testing; and explains the difference between latent TB infection and active TB disease.

This fact sheet provides information on the global burden of TB, TB targets, and the new Stop TB Strategy.