{"product_id":"understanding-tuberculosis-pere-joan-cardona-9789533079387","title":"Understanding Tuberculosis: Global Experiences and Innovative Approaches to the Diagnosis","description":"Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a disease that is transmitted through aerosol. This is the reason why it is estimated that a third of humankind is already infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The vast majority of the infected do not know about their status. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a silent pathogen, causing no symptomatology at all during the infection. In addition, infected people cannot cause further infections. Unfortunately, an estimated 10 per cent of the infected population has the probability to develop the disease, making it very difficult to eradicate. Once in this stage, the bacilli can be transmitted to other persons and the development of clinical symptoms is very progressive. Therefore the diagnosis, especially the discrimination between infection and disease, is a real challenge. In this book, we present the experience of worldwide specialists on the diagnosis, along with its lights and shadows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pere-Joan Cardona\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 953307938X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789533079387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Intechopen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.25d","brand":"Pere-Joan Cardona","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48137025356031,"sku":"9789533079387","price":205.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e21ab12-df8f-40b2-aa71-cbbd49383bda.jpg?v=1770166042","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-tuberculosis-pere-joan-cardona-9789533079387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}