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Tuberculosis is primarily caused mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacterium is small enough to float in the air, be inhaled, and evade basically all the lung's defense mechanisms. It grows very slowly, is virtually invisible on typical gram stain slides, and is difficult to treat.
Of the people who get infected, about 90% will have an inactive, asymptomatic infection.
The remaining 10% will have active disease, which if unchecked spreads to other parts of the body, including bone, brain, lung, kidneys, and lymphatics. This active disease has about a 50% mortality when untreated.
Symptoms of pulmonary TB include a persistent cough >3 weeks, low grade fevers, weight loss, night sweats, a cough productive of blood tinged sputum.
TB is treatable using a multi-antibiotic regimen which lasts for 6 to 9 months. It is CRUCIAL to take all antibiotics as directed, for the duration directed, when treating a TB infection, as TB is notorious for developing resistance to antibiotics.
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Can tuberculosis be treated?
yes
Tuberculosis is serious if not treated?
uhhh yeah.......
Which stage of tuberculosis is easy to treat without taking medicine?
Tuberculosis cannot be treated without the appropriate medications.
What is cerebral tuberculosis?
Cerebral = in the cerebrum. Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection most often localized in the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis) but can spread to other parts of the body (extrapulmonary tuberculosis). Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is currently treated with the same drugs and for the same period of time as pulmonary tuberculosis but cerebral tuberculosis , bone tuberculosis in children can be treated in less than 12 months. Corticosteroid drugs may also be recommended in severe cases in order to reduce inflammation.
An infectious disease caused by bacilli and treated with INH?
tuberculosis
What is a tubercolosis?
Tuberculosis is a chronic lung disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. If not treated properly,death may occur.
What is a one word substitute for an institution where people are treated for tuberculosis?
Sanitarium
In 1277 ad how was tuberculosis treated?
by the kings touch. King Edward I
Can tuberculosis be treated with antibiotics?
Yes, it is usually treated aggressively with multiple antibiotics due to the high resistance tuberculosis has developed to multiple antibiotics. S - RPh
How was tuberculosis treated in 1930?
it was treated by nappy wipes and they stuck it into their mouth and pushed it down into their lungs. No they used medicine like we do now!
What happens if your heart isnt working properly?
You die
What happens if your psp turns on but not the screen?
your screen isnt working
