what is pulmonary tuberculosis?and what causes it?
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Pulmonary tuberculosis is what used to be called 'consumption,' in the bad old days.  it is a bacterial infection of the lungs.  It is usually passed through oral transmission (like a cold or a flu.)  It can be cured by a course of rest and antibiotics.  here is a good web site with info on treatments and support groups.\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000077.htm
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Please see this site for a complete view of the illness:\nhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tuberculosis/DS00372
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no need to worry . it happens during the course of pulmonary  TB [lung T  B ] IT RESOLVES ON ITS OWN . KINDLY CONTINUE THE FULL COURSE OF TREATMENT
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Pneumonia is a bacterial infection of the lungs, and there are many strains and bacterias responsible for the infection.\n\nSome bugs are more infectious than others, and some are able to hop from one body to the other through the air.  Those are the worst so far as being contagious.
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www.concordma.com/magazine/winter03/tuberculosis.html\n\nAnswers all your questions
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Tuberculosis can present as night sweats. There will be other symptoms like cough lasting for more than 3 weeks, weight loss, loss of appetite, low grade fever during the evenings, chest pain, blood stained sputum or swelling of lymph glands somewhere in the body....\nHyperthyroidism or excess functioning of thyroid gland can also lead to excessive sweating. But sweating will be present all day long. Other symptoms like weight loss, increased appetite or loose stools will be there...\nExcess stress can also lead to night sweats...\nYou consult with your doctor....Dont worry at all...\nHe will defenitely help you.....bye
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I cannot find any information that links COPD with TB. Sorry.
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It IS "Pneumonia", and can be caused by a bacterium, usually Streptococcus pneumoniae, also called pneumococcus.\n\nHope that is what you were looking for.
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It is an inflammation of the lining that covers your lungs..or infection between the lungs and rib cage..it can be painful.\n\nIt is my experience that people that get this, can get reoccurring bouts of it.  \n\nMy sister gets this and mild case she says, resolve on there own.  More serious require antibiotics.\n\nAt the hospital I have only seen patients that received antibiotics to resolve this.\n\nCheck with your Doctor if it persists more than few days or the pain gets increasing worse.  The pain can cause you to breath more shallow...and then you can develop pneumonia.
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Pott's Disease? also known as tuberculous spondylitis, is an infection of the vertebral column by tuberculosis bacteria, causing low back pain.  It is usually secondary to another site of infection (commonly the lungs).\n\nAside from back pain, if the infection progresses, it can cause the collapse of vertebral disks and subsequent kyphosis and/or nerve involvement due to compression of the spinal column.\n\ntreatment is similar to that of active TB, but spine immobilization may be required depending on the extent of the disease.  If there are signs of spinal cord compression or neurological signs, surgery may be indicated.
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Breast feeding, if the mother hasn't been treated and is contagious.  \n\nYou don't get TB by just touching the clothes or shaking the hands of someone who is infected. Tuberculosis is spread (transmitted) primarily from person to person during close contact by breathing infected air.\n\nThere is a form of tuberculosis, however, that is transmitted by drinking unpasteurized milk. Related bacteria, called Mycobacterium bovis, cause this form of TB. It previously was a major cause of TB in children, but rarely causes TB now since most milk is pasteurized (a heating process that kills thebacteria).
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If a person's immune system becomes unable to prevent the bacteria from growing, the TB becomes active. Of people who have latent TB, 5% (1 person in 20) will develop active TB within 2 years after the initial infection. Another 5% of people who have latent TB will develop active TB at some point in their life.\n\nIt doesn't look like dormant TB develop into active TB easily. I understand night sweats is a symptom of TB, but one thing should not make you think you are in trouble. You still test positive on PPD even if your TB is dormant. But do see a doctor for your peace of mind.\n\nPeople who have latent TB may be at risk for developing the active disease if they:\n\nHave a condition or disease that weakens their immune system, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, some cancers, or poorly controlled diabetes. \nHave poor access to health care, such as homeless people, migrant farm workers, or people who abuse alcohol or drugs. \nTake medications that contain corticosteroids for a long time. \nHave a condition that results in an impaired immune system, which can occur in older adults, newborns, women who have recently given birth, or people who have had an organ transplant and are taking medications to prevent organ rejection. \nHave a chronic lung disease caused by inhaling sand-like dust (silicosis). \nAre 10% or more under their healthy body weight.
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Initially a feeling of malaise and a mild cough, which may produce green or yellow mucous. As the disease progresses, the quantity of sputum increases; and there may be blood in it. A characteristic symptom is waking at night covered with sweat. Fluid in the pleural space make the sufferer short of breath. Occasionally the infection will spread to other parts of the body, including the kidneys, the bladder, the prostate, or the ovaries. The tuberculosis bacterium can attack the skin, heart, brain, or bones.
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Sorry the spellings are wrong.It is like this :-\nPneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.\n\nIt is a type of lung disease caused by small dust particles.
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Pulmonary fibrosis is a thickening of lung tissue.  Think scar tissue formation in the lungs.  Idiopathic is a term that means the doctor cannot pinpoint the cause of the fibrosis.  It can happen secondary to smoking or breathing other things that can cause damage (particulate matter-asbestos, dust, etc.).  You can also get fibrosis in the lungs when you inhale caustic substances like acid or ammonia gas.
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Lung infiltrates is a term that is used to describe the appearance of any abnormal substance that has accumulated in the lungs.  Lungs usually appear very dark on an xray because they contain mostly air which allows the xrays through very easily.  If the lungs start accumulating fluid or pus, for example, fewer of the xrays will make it through to the film and those areas appear whiter.  The white areas are called infiltrates.  Infiltrates can represent many things including pneumonia and other infections, tuberculosis, pulmonary edema, and hemorrhage, just to name a few.
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Common symptoms OF ACTIVE TB may include:\n\n    * A cough with thick, cloudy, and sometimes bloody mucus (sputum) from the lungs for more than 2 weeks.\n    * A rapid heartbeat.\n    * A swollen neck (when lymph nodes in the neck are infected).\n\nOther symptoms may include:\n\n    * Fever, chills, and night sweats.\n    * Fatigue and muscle weakness.\n    * Loss of appetite and unexplained weight loss.\n    * Shortness of breath and chest pain (in rare cases).\n\nAvoid drinking alcohol or taking acetaminophen (brand name: Tylenol) while you're taking the tuberculosis medicine.