What is tuberculosis?
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disease of the lungs casued by airborne from some1 else
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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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Yes BCG does confers some immunity against T.B, which is a live attenuated that is weak strain of a T.B organism knowna as Mycobacterium bovis , which is injected in ur blood stream, it offers partial resistance to tuber culosis remeber partial resistance , that is prevents appearance of clinical disease in children particularly , but it certainly does'nt prevent infection from T.B. as the organism is different called Myco bacterium Tuberculosis and this one u are injected with is is mycobacterium bovis , so it's related to the other one , and offers partial resistance but not complete immunity .
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this is very true...we have terrible problems with TB in Miami, Dade County...not many ppl know about it...its from many nations in the Caribbeans ...I really don't want to name the countries, but I know of one that is absolutely famous for it!
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Hi Ed\n\nI dont know about drug combos, but here is what I do know. Ideas on how to get well.\n\nCause\nTB is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB causes 1,800 deaths per year and 20,000 new cases are reported annually. The primary risk groups are older African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians. Also at greater risk are people with illnesses that decrease immune function, such as alcoholics, malnutrition, diabetics, and people who are HIV positive. \n\nCaution: Drugs that act as immune suppressants, such as corticosteroids, can retrigger tuberculosis.\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNatural Cures\n\nNote: Prevention is the key to treating and minimizing the spread of TB. This is achieved through vaccinations, such as the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. Contact tracing using skin testing and x-ray should be performed on relatives and friends of patients with TB as an effective way to detect early cases of TB that have not yet presented with symptoms. Proper diagnosis must include a chest X-ray and skin and sputum tests, and proper treatment must include drugs. \n\nDiet: Eat an organic, whole foods diet that emphasizes raw vegetables and pure filtered water. Pears, pear juice, and pear sauce can also be helpful, as pears can help hasten healing of the lungs. Other helpful foods include fenugreek and alfalfa sprouts, garlic, pomegranate, and all forms of fermented milk such as yogurt and kefir. \n\nHerbs: Combine the tinctures of echinacea, elecampane, and mullein in equal parts and take one teaspoon three times a day. This remedy is very effective for soothing the lungs.\n\nHydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. I suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments. \n\nJuice Therapy: Combine raw potato juice with an equal amount of carrot juice. Add one teaspoon of olive or almond oil and one teaspoon of honey, and drink three glasses each day.\n\nLifestyle: Get plenty of fresh air, rest, light, exercise, and relaxation.\n\nNutritional Supplementation: The following supplements are recommended for TB: Vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, Vitamin E, multiminerals, essential fatty acids, zinc, garlic capsules, citrus seed extract, lipotropic formula, deglycerinated licorice, and lung glandulars.\n\nTopical Treatment: Eucalyptus oil packs applied topically over the lungs can help break up congestion and collected fluids.\n\nAlternative Professional Care\nIf your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating TB: Acupuncture, Detoxification Therapy, Energy Medicine (Light Beam Generator, Ondamed), Homeopathy, Light Therapy, Magnetic Field Therapy, Oxygen Therapy, Qigong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.\n\nBest of health to you\n\nCheers
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TB does not pose a significant danger to healthy people.
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it can if u have copd (emphysema, chronic bronchitis), the docs will rule out tb if it looks suspisious... there are a lot of patients that go through that... cancer is also something that looks like tb.. infact any upper lobe change in ur x ray will have them yelling rule out tb
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Albert Calmette, a French bacteriologist, and his assistant and later colleague, Camille Guérin.\nBCG stands for Bacillus Calmette Guerin, attributed to its inventor. BCG is a vaccine against tuberculosis which is caused by tubercle bacilli.♥
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Tuberculosis and AIDS are completely different and one has nothing to do with the other. \n\nthe reason why the rate of TB is high in certain areas, is because anybody diagnosed with TB needs full medical attention and needs to be isolated. im guessing that the place has limited facilities and medications, or some people remain undiagnosed with the disease so they walk around in public contaminating other people. TB is airborne -- if you're in the same room with another person diagnosed with it, you will get infected. AIDS is transmitted through sexual or blood contact so the prevalence is not as rampant as TB.
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How is TB spread?\n\nTB is spread through the air from one person to another. The bacteria are put into the air when a person with active TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs or sneezes. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected.\n\nWhen a person breathes in TB bacteria, the bacteria can settle in the lungs and begin to grow. From there, they can move through the blood to other parts of the body, such as the kidney, spine, and brain.\n\nTB in the lungs or throat can be infectious. This means that the bacteria can be spread to other people. TB in other parts of the body, such as the kidney or spine, is usually not infectious.\n\nPeople with active TB disease are most likely to spread it to people they spend time with every day. This includes family members, friends, and coworkers.\n\nLatent TB infection:\n\nIn most people who breathe in TB bacteria and become infected, the body is able to fight the bacteria to stop them from growing. The bacteria become inactive, but they remain alive in the body and can become active later. This is called latent TB infection. People with latent TB infection\n\nhave no symptoms \ndon't feel sick \ncan't spread TB to others \nusually have a positive skin test reaction \ncan develop active TB disease if they do not receive treatment for latent TB infection \nMany people who have latent TB infection never develop active TB disease. In these people, the TB bacteria remain inactive for a lifetime without causing disease. But in other people, especially people who have weak immune systems, the bacteria become active and cause TB disease.\n\n\nActive TB disease:\n\nTB bacteria become active if the immune system can't stop them from growing. The active bacteria begin to multiply in the body and cause active TB disease. The bacteria attack the body and destroy tissue. If this occurs in the lungs, the bacteria can actually create a hole in the lung. Some people develop active TB disease soon after becoming infected, before their immune system can fight the TB bacteria. Other people may get sick later, when their immune system becomes weak for another reason.\n\nBabies and young children often have weak immune systems. People infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, have very weak immune systems. Other people can have weak immune systems, too, especially people with any of these conditions: \n\nsubstance abuse \ndiabetes mellitus \nsilicosis \ncancer of the head or neck \nleukemia or Hodgkin's disease \nsevere kidney disease \nlow body weight \ncertain medical treatments (such as corticosteroid treatment or organ transplants) \nspecialized treatment for rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn’s disease \nSymptoms of TB depend on where in the body the TB bacteria are growing. TB bacteria usually grow in the lungs. TB in the lungs may cause symptoms such as\n\na bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer \npain in the chest \ncoughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs) \n\nOther symptoms of active TB disease are:\n\nweakness or fatigue \nweight loss \nno appetite \nchills \nfever \nsweating at night
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This is a type of tuberculosis in which the bacilli are spread by the blood from one point of infection, producing small tubercles in other parts of the body. You can read more about it here.\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000624.htm
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You should be having regular sputum cultures, the acid fast bacilli that cause TB can be very difficult to treat so regular follow ups to your physician is a must
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TB is required by the state to be reported to them. They require a chest xray and then if negative they give a drug that you have to take for at least 6 months in order to prevent TB from occuring later on in life.  They give this medication for free and would not give it if there was no proof of TB entering the body.  This medication is very hard on the liver and can cause permenent damage to it, but the benefits outweigh the risks.  If you are asking if you should give your baby some of the person's medication who already has TB the answer is no, you could kill your baby by giving it the wrong dose of medication, infants are very sensitive to medication doses.  Also they need to finish their entire prescribed amount of medication or they are at risk for developing anti-biotic resistant TB which is very hard, and possibly cannot be cured by any anti-biotics that are avialable today.
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Yes.  Just ask the volunteer group you are working with to get you a list of what you should get.  Usually its stuff like Hep A, Tetanus, Flu, and Pneumonia.  They will also want to do a TB test.
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TB started off in the Uk. In the early 60's many people died here because of it due to poor sanitation in all the wet wheather and the big stink.\nThis is not a disease only in less fortunate countries.
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Side effects of TB medications vary depending on your body. What I have seen in most people is that they develop fungal infections due to prolonged use of antibiotics. This is so because they say antibiotics kill even the useful bacteria in the body, therefore giving rise to fungal population. In some people it increases the need to eat and one can be seen eating a lot in between meals. Either way, the benefits of taking the drug outweigh the side effects. So, just talk to your doctor should any side effects occur. he will help you with the relief.
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A bacterial infection affecting primarily the lungs, more common in urban areas, treatable with antibiotics (though resistant strains are appearing).\n\n an infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterised by the formation of tubercles in body tissues, especially in the lungs (consumption. TB)\nwww.tallpoppies.net.au/florey/glossary/main-content.html\n\nan infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that typically affects the lungs (pulmonary TB), but may also occur in other organs (extrapulmonary TB). TB infection refers to asymptomatic, latent infection with TB bacteria; active TB disease refers to symptoms caused by replicating bacteria.\nwww.aegis.com/pubs/beta/1999/be990414.html\nwww.babycenter.com/glossary/T\nhttp://www.osha.gov/SLTC/tuberculosis/