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17 wrz 2018 · Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious, infectious disease that attacks your lungs. People with the germ have a 10 percent lifetime risk of getting sick with TB.
24 paź 2024 · Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Key risk factors include exposure to infection, birth in an endemic country, and HIV infection. Symptoms may include cough, fever, and weight loss.
22 mar 2023 · When tuberculosis (TB) germs survive and multiply in the lungs, it is called a TB infection. A TB infection may be in one of three stages. Symptoms are different in each stage. Primary TB infection. The first stage is called the primary infection. Immune system cells find and capture the germs. The immune system may completely destroy the germs.
4 dni temu · About 5–10% of people infected with TB will eventually get symptoms and develop TB disease. Those who are infected but free of disease cannot transmit it. TB disease is usually treated with antibiotics and can be fatal without treatment.
10 wrz 2024 · The main symptoms of TB are: Fever. A reduced appetite. Weight loss. Night sweats. Persistent cough. Coughing up blood in an advanced stage. Causes. TB is an airborne infectious disease. It is spread through droplets in the air, via a sneeze or a cough from people infected with the mycobacteria.
27 lip 2023 · How is tuberculosis treated? Your treatment will depend on your infection. If you have latent TB, your doctor will give you medication to kill the bacteria so the infection doesn’t become...
15 lut 2024 · Treatment. Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacterium that grows and divides inside of cells. The infection, which starts in the lungs, causes nodules known as tubercles, or Ghon focii, which are spots left by dead infected tissue.
