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What is Tuberculosis?

TB is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and it most often affects the lungs. TB is spread through the air when people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit. A person needs to inhale only a few germs to become infected. Every year, 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis (TB).

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  • A cough that lasts more than 3 weeks – you may cough up mucus (phlegm) or mucus with blood in it
  • Feeling tired or exhausted
  • A high temperature or night sweats
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weight loss
  • Feeling generally unwell
  • Extensive lung destruction
  • Damage to cervical sympathetic ganglia leading to Horner's syndrome
  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • Milliary spread (disseminated tuberculosis), including TB meningitis
  • Empyema
  • Pneumothorax
  • Systemic amyloidosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick.

  • Good ventilation: as TB can remain suspended in the air for several hours with no ventilation
  • Natural light: UV light kills off TB bacteria
  • Good hygiene: covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing reduces the spread of TB bacteria
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Diabetes
  • Severe kidney disease
  • Cancers of the head, neck and blood
  • Malnutrition or low body weight
  • Cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy
  • Drugs to prevent rejection of transplanted organs
  • Long-term use of prescription steroids

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?

If you have an active TB disease you will probably be treated with a combination of antibacterial medications for a period of six to 12 months. The most common treatment for active TB is isoniazid INH in combination with three other drugs—rifampin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol.

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How is it treated?

Treatment for acute myeloid leukemia is vital. It varies with the patient and stage of the disease. Treatment options include

A tiny amount of a substance called tuberculin is injected just below the skin on the inside of one forearm. Within 48 to 72 hours, a health care worker will check your arm for swelling at the injection site. The size of the raised skin is used to determine a positive or negative test.

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