Tuberculosis

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Speech: Tuberculosis

General Purpose: To inform those that don’t know the seriousness of tuberculosis and how not to take it likely because it is contagious.

Specific purpose: To let everyone know exactly what is tuberculosis, how is it spreaded , the symptoms, and what they can do prevent it.

Introduction:
Attention getting material:
I’m planning on showing the difference between a unaffected and a affected lung. Which will signify how bad tuberculosis really affects the lungs in the body when it has been affected with the disease. The whole purpose of this attention getter is to get everybody to see how important tuberculosis is and how important to get tested if haven’t done so already.

I. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease.
A. Over eight million cases of active TB occur in the world each year.
B. TB attacks the lungs, but the infection can spread to other organs in the body.
II. Tuberculosis is spread from person to person through the air.
A. When people with TB in their lungs or throat cough, laugh, sneeze, sing, or even talk, the germs that cause TB may be spread into the air.
B. The disease may occur within weeks after the primary infection or it may lie dormant for years before causing disease.
III. A person with TB disease may feel perfectly healthy or may only have a
Cough from time to time.
A. TB comes with several symptoms.
1.cough
2.fever
3.fatigue
4.weight loss
5.coughing up blood
6.night sweats
7.diarrhea
8.chest pain
IV. Find out if you’re infected with TB.
A. Everyone should be skin tested at least once and know whether their test results is positive or negative....