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TB Silent Killer: FRONTLINE Documentary and Panel Discussion

This webinar is a public forum and panel discussion convened to examine the global health challenges that TB presents, examine the limitations and challenges of current treatment options, and discuss the search for new and better TB drugs and other tools. A podcast, speakers' biographies, and a transcript is also available.

What You Need to Know About Tuberculosis

This monograph is a flip-book is intended as a tool to assist the TB patient education process with English-speaking TB patients and their family members. Sitting across from one and other, or side by side, black and white pages are to be viewed by the healthcare professional, while color pages are to be viewed by the patient.

HIV and AIDS in America: A Snapshot

This information sheet provides an overview of HIV/AIDS in the United States, including the number of persons with the disease. It states that the number of new infections has remained stable, but that an estimated 50,000 persons who become newly infected every year is too high. It notes that nearly 13,000 people with AIDS still die each year in the United States. The information sheet provides statistics on the heavily affected populations by risk group and race/ethnicity.

The ABCs of Hepatitis

This information sheet presents facts about viral hepatitis in tabular format. It discusses hepatitis A, B, and C. It lists statistics; routes of transmission; persons at risk; incubation period; symptoms of acute infection; the likelihood of symptomatic acute infection; the potential for chronic infection; the severity; serologic tests for acute and chronic infection; screening recommendations for chronic infection; treatment; vaccination recommendations and schedule, if any; and testing recommendations.

Even If You Feel Healthy, You Could Still Have Hepatitis C

This poster says that even if a person feels healthy and has no symptoms, he/she can still have hepatitis C. It says that everyone born between 1945-1965 should get tested for HCV, because if left untreated, it can lead to cancer. This poster is also available in a larger size (24 x 36 in.) at http://www.cdc.gov/knowmorehepatitis/media/posters.htm.

Hepatitis C: Why Baby Boomers Should Get Tested

This information sheet discusses why baby boomers should get tested for Hepatitis C. It states that baby boomers are five times more likely to have Hepatitis C due to contaminated blood and blood products before widespread screening in 1992 or from injecting drugs. The information sheet discusses testing, symptoms, long term effects, and treatment of hepatitis C. This information sheet is also available in B&W at: http://www.cdc.gov/knowmorehepatitis/Media/PDFs/FactSheet-Boomers-BW.pdf.

Know Hepatitis B™

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Know Hepatitis B™ is a national multilingual, multi-year communications campaign to increase testing for hepatitis B among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Though this group makes up less than 5 percent of the U.S. population, they account for more than half of the 1.2 million Americans...