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CREDITS Responsible Unit: Vittorio Cammarota Celebrities and Special Events Stop TB Partnership A Partnership hosted by the World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland
Scenario: Vittorio Cammarota
Drawings: Rod Espinosa
Lay Out: Mirko Neri
Thanks for comments, suggestions and other input: Louise Baker, Marcos Espinal, David Jackson, Mario Raviglione, Sara Souto, Glenn Thomas, Stephen Willis
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Questions
1. What part of the body is hurt by tuberculosis?
2. How does tuberculosis spread?
Are there people who have tuberculosis 3. where I live?
What can I do to make my home safer 4. against tuberculosis?
5. Is tuberculosis less of a danger if I eat good foods?
6. Can coughing spread tuberculosis?
22 Questions
7. Can spitting spread tuberculosis?
Is there a connection between HIV 8. and tuberculosis?
Why is it so important to finish all your tuberculosis medicine, even if you are 9. feeling better?
10. How can I tell that I might have tuberculosis?
11. How can I help stop tuberculosis?
12. Does smoking cause tuberculosis?
23 WITH THE SUPPORT OF:
Africa e Mediterraneo – Bologna, Italy Bedeteca de Lisboa – Lisbon, Portugal Cartoon Art Museum – San Francisco, USA The Cartoon Museum – London, UK Belgian Centre of Comic Strip Art – Brussels, Belgium Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l’Image – Angoulême, France Festival Internacional de Banda Desenhada da Amadora – Amadora, Portugal Festival International de la bande dessinèe – Angoulême, France International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – Geneva, Switzerland Kyoto International Manga Museum – Kyoto, Japan Lilly MDR-TB Partnership – Geneva, Switzerland SARCAJC – South Asian Research Centre for Advertisements, Journalism & Cartoons – Haryana, India UNAIDS – Geneva, Switzerland
CONTACT: Vittorio Cammarota – Celebrities and Special Events Officer Telephone: +41 22 791 5549 – Mobile: +41 79 50 90 646 E-mail: [email protected]