Learn to protect against tuberculosis


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What Should you Know About Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis is a germ infection caused bySome of the TB symptoms are cough for a long
Mycobacterium tuberculosis which generallyperiod of time, fever, night sweats, loss of
affects the lungs, but it can also affectweight and appetite, chest pains and
kidneys, lymph nodes, spine, intestinal tractbreathing  difficulties.
and  brain.
To diagnose the infection with TB there are
Tuberculosis is spreading by air, if ansome  tests  to  be  done.
infected person coughs sneezes or shouts, the
germs spreading into the air. By inhalingOne way to diagnose TB is by performing a
them  other  people  get  infected.skin test called the intra-dermal reaction of
tuberculin. The person that is suspected to
At the thoracic X-ray appear granulomasbe or to have been infected with TB is
(granular  tumors)  in  the  lungs.considered to have developed a
hypersensitivity  to  the  TB  germ.
Most people's immune system contains the
primary infection, but some do not have thisThe test consists in injecting into the skin
particularity, and so, the disease may occura purified protein derived from the TB germ.
within  weeks  after  the  primary infection.After more then 48 hours the skin area will
present a bump. If the bump is large, the
Some people shed the TB germ into their lungstest is considered to be positive, meaning
for years and at some moment the germs couldthat  the  TB  infection  has  occurred.
activate  and  the  infection could manifest.
Even if the test is negative, it should be
The easiest to infect are the children andrepeated after a while, because the test is
people who have a weakened immune systemnot  a  100  percent  accurate.
(those undergoing chemotherapy, those who had
an organ transplant and now takeAnother method of diagnosing TB is performing
immunosuppressive drugs, and those infecteda thoracic X-ray that will show the affected
with  HIV).lung  areas.
To prevent TB in children doctors give themAnd last, but not the least, is the sputum
shots of the bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG)test. If the suspected person coughs, doctors
vaccine.take the sputum and with the help of the
microscope they search for the TB germs in
The risk of catching TB increases with theit.
frequency of contacting other infected
people, with miserable living conditions andAlso doctors can perform a Bronchoscopy, a
with  poor  nutrition.Thoracocentesis and rarely, biopsy of the
affected  tissue.
Lately there has been noticed an increase of
TB cases in US, probably because of theFor the treatment to be effective, patients
increased number of people infected with HIV,must take their prescribed dugs during all
the increased number of homeless people andthe period of time they were advised by the
of the appearance of drug resistance (causeddoctor, otherwise they could get multiple
by  an  incomplete  TB  treatment).organ  complications  and  even  die.
In US there are 10 cases of TB per 100000By following all the doctor's indications,
people and those infected with AIDS are amongone can cure in about 6 to 9 months of TB and
them,  due  to  their weakened immune system.get back to its normal life.



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