UK - Public Health - Tuberculosis (TB)

A female radiographer, Diana, reviews a young man’s digital chest x-ray checking for abnormalities associated with tuberculosis (TB) and other chest infections. The chest x-ray was performed on the NHS Mobile X-ray Unit (MXU) van screening for TB. The van is parked outside a hostel in central London and the visit is part of a public health intervention for Active Case Finding for TB in hard to reach groups. The rates of TB in London are higher than any other Western European capital and is a major public health problem. TB is an infectious disease, but treatable and curable if diagnosed in time. Early diagnosis is a key to TB control and Active Case Finding is an important part of this.

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A female radiographer, Diana, reviews a young man’s digital chest x-ray checking for abnormalities associated with tuberculosis (TB) and other chest infections. The chest x-ray was performed on the NHS Mobile X-ray Unit (MXU) van screening for TB. The van is parked outside a hostel in central London and the visit is part of a public health intervention for Active Case Finding for TB in hard to reach groups. The rates of TB in London are higher than any other Western European capital and is a major public health problem. TB is an infectious disease, but treatable and curable if diagnosed in time. Early diagnosis is a key to TB control and Active Case Finding is an important part of this.