2024-02-20 22:00:00
Written by Fatima Khalil Wednesday, February 21, 2024 12:00 AM In this report, we learn about the symptoms of tuberculosis and ways to prevent it, according to the “Times Now” website, and Dr. Esther Robinson, head of the unit, said: Tuberculosis In Britain’s Health Security Agency: “TB is curable and preventable, but despite significant progress towards its elimination in recent years, the disease remains a serious public health problem.”
She added that with treatment, most people will fully recover and it is very important that people with relevant symptoms are tested for TB and that appropriate treatment is started immediately, both for the individual and to prevent transmission.
TB develops slowly, and it may take several weeks, months or even years after you become infected before you notice that you are unwell.
Tuberculosis is a contagious disease that affects the lungs. The disease is caused by a type of bacteria. Tuberculosis can spread when a person with the disease coughs, sneezes, or sings, and this can put small droplets of germs into the air. Another person can then inhale the droplets, and the germs enter the lungs.
The World Health Organization said that an estimated quarter of the world’s population has TB. Those who are infected but have not (yet) had the disease cannot transmit it. TB is usually treated with antibiotics and can be fatal if not treated.
In some countries, the BCG vaccine is given to infants or young children to prevent tuberculosis. The vaccine prevents TB outside the lungs but not in the lungs.
Symptoms of tuberculosis
The Mayo Clinic said that there are no symptoms during latent tuberculosis. Symptoms at this stage usually begin gradually and worsen over a few weeks, including:
-cough
-Coughing up blood or mucus
-Source
-Pain with breathing or coughing
-Fever
-goosebumps
-Night sweats
-Weight loss
-Not wanting to eat
-Tired
Active tuberculosis outside the lungs
Symptoms depend on the affected part of the body. Common symptoms are:
-Fever
-goosebumps
-Night sweats
-Weight loss
-Not wanting to eat
-Tired
-Pain near the site of infection.
Common sites of active TB outside the lungs include:
-Kidney
-Liver
-The fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
-Heart muscles
-genitals
-Lymph nodes
-Bones and joints
-Skin
-Walls of blood vessels
-The voice box, also called the larynx.
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