Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

Tuberculosis Rate Per 100,000 Population

County: Washoe

Measurement Period: 2023

Filter: none (all Counties)

Why is this important?

Tuberculosis (TB) is a caused by the bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis usually affecting the lungs, but can impact the kidney, spine, and brain, and if not treated properly, can be fatal. TB transmission is air-borne, spread by an infected person coughing, sneezing, speaking or singing, and non-infected people inhaling the respiratory droplets. Some people develop active TB within weeks of becoming exposed, some may take years to develop the disease, and others may never develop the active form of TB. Symptoms of TB include a severe cough which lasts more than three weeks, chest pain, coughing up blood or sputum (mucous), weakness, fatigue, weight loss, lack of appetite, chills, fever, and/or night sweats.

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