Learn to protect against tuberculosis


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FAQ About Tuberculosis

1.  What  kind  of  disease  is tuberculosis?replace this treatment with another. It is
important that the patient follow the
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by atreatment as prescribed otherwise the
bacterium which affects mostly the lungs butbacteria might continue to live in the lung
can affect the bones, kidney, and otherand  harm  the  patient.
organs  too.
During this treatment with isoniazid the
2. How can the doctor know when a patient haspatient is not allowed to drink alcohol as
tuberculosis?side effects can appear and interfere with
the  treatment  efficiency.
Most of the doctors follow a procedure based
on several tests. At first they perform a PPD5.  After  6  months  is  the  patient cured?
skin test, and if this test is positive there
is a chance for you to have been infectedNormally if the patient follows the
with tuberculosis. Then a thoracic X-ray isprescribed treatment the tuberculosis should
done along with a physical exam to check outdisappear. There are some cases in which the
whether you are contagious or not. Most ofbacteria is resistant to the prescribed pill
the people are PPD positive but this does notand so it is still in the lungs after the
mean  they  are  contagious.treatment is done. But tests made at the end
of the treatment will show whether the
3.  PPD  positive  means  I  am  sick?patient  is  fine or needs another treatment.
Normally PPD positive persons are not sick6. What are the symptoms of active
with tuberculosis they have the bacteria intuberculosis?
their lungs but they are not affected by it.
As long as the person has an intact immuneThe patients might have fever, loss of
system the disease will not manifest but ifappetite, night sweats, loss of weight and
their immune system weakens then the bacteriaintense  cough  and  fatigue.
might wake up and manifest. Only then a
person  is  considered  to  be  sick.7.  How  can  active tuberculosis be treated?
4. How can the tuberculosis infection beThe treatment is made out of a drug
treated?combination. The following drugs are used in
treating active tuberculosis: Isoniazid,
The treatment lasts for 6 months and theRifampicin, Ethambutol, and Pyrazinamide.
patient has to take every day a pill calledThese drugs must not be taken with alcohol or
isoniazid, and at the same hour. Every monthacetaminophen because they can cause side
the patient will go for a check up and theeffects. If any of the following appear do
doctor will prescribe the same treatment ifnot hesitate to call your doctor: nausea,
there are no side effects from the pill. Ifvomiting, blurred vision, skin rash, extreme
nausea, or skin rash appear the doctor willtiredness, jaundice and fever.



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