TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine A2 - Lawrence Geiter TI - Ending Neglect: The Elimination of Tuberculosis in the United States SN - DO - 10.17226/9837 PY - 2000 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9837/ending-neglect-the-elimination-of-tuberculosis-in-the-united-states PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine AB - Tuberculosis emerged as an epidemic in the 1600s, began to decline as sanitation improved in the 19th century, and retreated further when effective therapy was developed in the 1950s. TB was virtually forgotten until a recent resurgence in the U.S. and around the world—ominously, in forms resistant to commonly used medicines. What must the nation do to eliminate TB? The distinguished committee from the Institute of Medicine offers recommendations in the key areas of epidemiology and prevention, diagnosis and treatment, funding and organization of public initiatives, and the U.S. role worldwide. The panel also focuses on how to mobilize policy makers and the public to effective action. The book provides important background on the pathology of tuberculosis, its history and status in the U.S., and the public and private response. The committee explains how the U.S. can act with both self-interest and humanitarianism in addressing the worldwide incidence of TB. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine A2 - Christopher P. Howson A2 - Cynthia J. Howe A2 - Harvey V. Fineberg TI - Adverse Effects of Pertussis and Rubella Vaccines SN - DO - 10.17226/1815 PY - 1991 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1815/adverse-effects-of-pertussis-and-rubella-vaccines PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Health and Medicine AB - Parents have come to depend on vaccines to protect their children from a variety of diseases. Some evidence suggests, however, that vaccination against pertussis (whooping cough) and rubella (German measles) is, in a small number of cases, associated with increased risk of serious illness. This book examines the controversy over the evidence and offers a comprehensively documented assessment of the risk of illness following immunization with vaccines against pertussis and rubella. Based on extensive review of the evidence from epidemiologic studies, case histories, studies in animals, and other sources of information, the book examines: The relation of pertussis vaccines to a number of serious adverse events, including encephalopathy and other central nervous system disorders, sudden infant death syndrome, autism, Guillain-Barre syndrome, learning disabilities, and Reye syndrome. The relation of rubella vaccines to arthritis, various neuropathies, and thrombocytopenic purpura. The volume, which includes a description of the committee's methods for evaluating evidence and directions for future research, will be important reading for public health officials, pediatricians, researchers, and concerned parents. ER -