| The prevention of Tuberculosis as well as knowing | | | | The following categories of people are more |
| how to recognize the symptoms is important also in | | | | exposed to Tuberculosis: |
| countries with low rate of new Tuberculosis cases. In | | | | 1. Persons living in Tuberculin exposed communities |
| Canada 1600 new cases per year are discovered. | | | | 2. Persons that travel in countries with more cases of |
| Tuberculosis exists since centuries ago and was | | | | Tuberculosis |
| called" consumption" as it had no actual cure and | | | | 3. Homeless people or those living in misery or a |
| people died because of the infection. Tuberculosis can | | | | larger number of persons in one room. |
| be treated successfully nowadays but many cases of | | | | 4. Workers in the health department are also highly |
| deaths are still present because patients abandon | | | | susceptible. |
| treatment. TBC is a very serious disease that | | | | Weakened immune systems increase the risk of |
| normally affects the lungs' it can also affect other | | | | contact. Small children, babies, drug/alcohol addicts, |
| tissues like the kidneys, bones, lymphatic nodes or | | | | skinny persons, HIV+, people with diabetes, cancer, |
| brain. | | | | kidney problems and those with transplanted organs. |
| The respiratory Tuberculosis is transmitted and | | | | Symptoms of Tuberculosis are massive coughs more |
| contacted when a patient coughs, sneezes or even | | | | than 3 months, sputum with blood release, chest |
| talks releasing bacterial fragments into the air. Only | | | | pains, anorexia, and tiredness, loss of weight, fever |
| spending more hours around the patient with active | | | | and sweating during the night. |
| TBC exposes you to the risk of contacting the | | | | If you are suspected of Tuberculosis, a small quantity |
| disease. One cannot contact Tuberculosis by sitting | | | | of PPD is injected under your skin for testing. In |
| on toilets, sharing dishes with an ill person or shaking | | | | 72hours an inflamed induration appears on the skin |
| hands. | | | | surface if you're positive. In case of positive infection |
| People with a healthy immune system do not | | | | further investigations like chest X-ray are necessary |
| develop the primer infection as the immune cells kill | | | | to exclude Tuberculosis disease. Also an antibiotic |
| the bacteria. If they are not killed bacteria remain | | | | treatment can prevent the development of the |
| inactive inside the body and name the primo infection | | | | disease especially if you have other determinant |
| with Tuberculin bacteria. The focus can activate | | | | factors or are exposed to contact with ill persons. |
| when the immune system is weakened. | | | | All cases of Tuberculosis require an at least 6 months |
| The risk of getting the Tuberculin disease is higher in | | | | treatment with antibiotics as the risk of cronicisation |
| the first two years if the bacteria continue to | | | | or giving the disease to others is higher. The health |
| multiply. Only about 10% of the infected persons get | | | | care providers must perform regular testing for |
| Tuberculosis but in case of HIV infection the risk | | | | Tuberculosis and treat positive cases as soon a |
| highly increases. | | | | possible. |