| Since time immemorial, tuberculosis has
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| | system on quelling or at least,
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| been one of humanity's greatest nemesis.
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| | containing the harmful effects of the
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| The earliest of human civilizations have
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| | bacteria lies on the assumption that it
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| suffered tremendous wrecks from this
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| | remains well and healthy. But if our
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| dreadful and fatal disease. Mummies from
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| | body's immune system is deteriorated by
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| Egypt beginning 2400 BCE are proofs of
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| | other factors or infections, TB bacteria
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| the long-enduring curse of tuberculosis.
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| | is very well able of escaping the fences
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| Even the ancient Greece have their share
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| | of the scar tissues and proceed with its
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| of tuberculosis plague. It is from Greek
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| | natural way of living-- replication and
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| literature that the word phthisis, which
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| | invasion of other body parts. When this
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| means consumption, was first discovered.
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| | happens, pneumonia is very likely to
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| It was prevalent that Hippocrates called
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| | happen again and again. Worse and highly
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| it as the most fatal disease of their
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| | probable, the bacteria may invade the
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| time.The bacteria by the name of
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| | kidneys, bone, spinal cord, and brain
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the
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| | lining.Mycobacterium tuberculosis is
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| identified cause of tuberculosis. More
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| | characterized by its staining
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| popularly known as TB, tuberculosis is
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| | capabilities. Even if the bacteria is
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| misconceived by many as a disease
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| | treated, it can leave some strains
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| exclusive to the lungs. While it mainly
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| | especially if it had been treated with an
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| affects the lungs, some body parts, or
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| | acidic solution.
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| almost every body part actually, can be
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| | Mycobacterium tuberculosis has three
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| affected by TB. The central nervous
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| | other myobacteria-- M.microti, M.bovis,
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| system, lymphatic system, circulatory
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| | and M.africanum-- that can cause
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| system, genitourinary system, bones, and
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| | tuberculosis. There are also other
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| joints are just some other body parts
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| | myobacteria (nontuberculous myobacteria)
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| that can be harmed by TB.Mycobacterium
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| | that can cause TB-like pulmonary
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| tuberculosis is an aerobis bacterium that
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| | diseases, skin disease, and
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| grows slowly that it takes 16 to 20 hours
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| | lymphadenitis.The primary mode of
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| to divide. When this bacteria is inhaled,
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| | transmission is the inhalation of
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| it settles around the lung area and its
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| | infected air exhaled by a TB carrier. The
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| eventual multiplication leads to
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| | bacteria is transported outside the lungs
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| pneumonia. Lymph nodes connected to the
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| | and mix with the air everytime a
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| lungs can also be affected by the
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| | TB-infected person sneezes, spits,
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| infection. These lymph nodes become
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| | coughs, or even shouts. People at a close
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| enlarged and its normal healthy processes
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| | distance can then easily get easily get
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| gets badly affected. The bacteria that
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| | the bacteria and get infected.When the TB
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| causes TB is highly probable to spread
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| | infection is active, one that has not
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| around the nearby areas and can reach
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| | been contained by scar tissues, a number
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| other body parts as well. As a natural
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| | of symptoms can easily manifest. Patients
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| response to any bacteria, the human
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| | with an active TB infection show symptoms
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| body's immune system would act by
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| | of poor general health condition,
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| producing scar tissues (fibrosis) to
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| | noticeable weight loss, fever, and night
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| fence the bacteria in the hope of
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| | sweats. If the lungs get so infected,
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| containing its spread. The main goal of
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| | chest pain, coughing up of sputum and/or
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| our body's immune system's response is to
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| | blood, and poor breathing generally
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| isolate the bacteria from the other
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| | occur.A combination of Myambutol,
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| tissues and organs of our body. If a
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| | Rifadin, pyrazinamide, together with
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| person's immune system succeeds in doing
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| | isoniazid is the most common treatment
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| so, the disease may be made inactive.
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| | for TB infections that are active and
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| People whose immune system successfully
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| | progressive. In cases of patients not
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| mitigates the spread of the bacteria
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| | being able to comply with oral
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| generally show no signs and symptoms of
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| | medications, injection of Streptomycin is
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| the infection. However, constant
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| | given. The duration and intensity of
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| production of fibrosis can lead to yet
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| | medication depends on how grave or
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| another bad effect. When massive deposits
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| | serious the case already is. Patients who
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| of calcium go to the scar tissues,
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| | had an early detection of the infection
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| calcification, the lymph nodes, and the
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| | are more likely to be cured immediately
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| scar tissues are likely to harden like
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| | than those at late detection.
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| stone.The success of our body's immune
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