| Tuberculosis is an infection caused by
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| | the bacteria) it does not cause TB any
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| the Koch bacillus, also known as
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| | more.
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it primarily
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| | When a person gets infected with TB, the
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| affects the lungs and it is contagious.
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| | germ enters the lungs and causes a local
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| Besides the lungs, TB can also affect
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| | infection. The lymph nodes are connected
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| lymph nodes, intestinal tract, kidneys,
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| | to the lymphatic system and could get
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| bones, and brain.
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| | enlarged. Using the lymphatic system the
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| Tuberculosis is known to exist even
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| | infection could spread in all the body
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| before the year 2000BC, and writings from
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| | and affect all the organs. Sometimes the
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| Egypt and Babylon mention it. Until the
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| | immune system stops the infection by
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| discovery of the antibiotic treatment and
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| | creating a scar tissue all around the
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| of the BCG vaccine, TB made a lot of
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| | infected area, and so the infection
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| victims during a global epidemic.
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| | becomes inactive. If at some time the
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| There are some germs belonging to the
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| | immune system becomes weakened due to
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| Mycobacterium family, referred to as
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| | another infection or to cancer the TB
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| atypical tuberculosis. Generally these
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| | germs could pass by the scar tissue and
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| organisms live among other germs in the
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| | spread the infection in the body.
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| body and do not cause any harm, but
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| | In preventing the infection with TB some
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| sometimes they can lead to an infection
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| | countries vaccinate their children with
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| or even to the typical tuberculosis.
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| | the BCG vaccine.This is a vaccine
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| Healthy persons receive the infection if
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| | prepared of a weakened Tb germ, and it is
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| living or working in the same place with
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| | considered to be the most effective
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| the infected person. By coughing,
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| | vaccine in preventing childhood cases of
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| shouting or sneezing, the infected person
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| | TB.
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| spreads the germs into the air, and
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| | In treating TB, doctors use a combination
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| others inhale them. Shaking hands or
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| | of antibiotics because using only one
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| touching clothes does not infect others.
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| | drug could lead to the bacterial
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| Another form of tuberculosis is
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| | resistance to this drug. The drugs used
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| transmitted by drinking unpasteurized
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| | nowadays are: isoniazid, rifampin,
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| milk. The responsible bacterium for this
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| | pyrazinamide, and ethambutol, in
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| form of TB infection is called
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| | different combinations.
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| Mycobacterium bovis. Years before, this
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| | Generally if the treatment is followed
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| bacterium was a major cause of TB in
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| | all the way, a person can heal without
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| children, but now since most milk is
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| | problems, and reintegrate within the
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| pasteurized (a heating process that kills
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| | society in about 6 to 9 months.
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