what is the short/long term effects of Tuberculosis.?
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short term - bit of a cough\nlong term if not treated - death\n\nsource of reference England the 1300's to 1900's
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bad effects: costs money, organized crime involvement, spreads desease, etc.\ngood effects: Guess!
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A cough lasting three or more weeks that may produce discolored or bloody sputum \nUnintended weight loss \nFatigue \nSlight fever \nNight sweets\nChills\nLoss of appetite\nPain with breating or coughing
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that you have been exposed to TB
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It depends, there are so many.  Did you just get sick?  Then it could be complications from a cold virus...pneumonia, bronchitis, etc.  Long term conditions like emphysema, fibrosis, asthma require medical treatment for the rest of your life, most likely
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It is a one time vaccine which allows your body to help create antibodies to TB.  So it will only stick around for a period of time, but the fact that your body recognized it as foreign and produced the antibodies it will need if an exposure should occur.
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Weaker immune system, more likely to contract diseases and general depression.\n\nThere are stress tips, relief, management and products on this site.
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I was diagnosed with TB three years ago at the age of 16, I only had inactive TB but I worked very closely with my local health department and was treated and cured after taking INH for 9 months. If I were you I would try to contact your local health department and also check out the AMerican Lung Associations website because they havee alot of good information on it. I hope that all goes well for you and that your son makes it through, I know how you are feeling not knowing how or why. Another important aspect is to figure out where he contracted it so that you can contact others who your son may have come in contact with to have them tested. I contracted it at a job and would have never known about it if I hadnt left that job and started one at a facility that tested for TB, if not it could have come back and started 20 years done the road. GOD BE WITH YOU
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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.
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I think education had an adverse effect on you, you senseless babbling fool!  Adverse effects of what?
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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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The long-term outlook for children who develop meningitis varies greatly and depends on a child's age, the microorganism causing the infection, any other complications, and the treatment the child receives. The complications of bacterial meningitis can be severe and include neurological problems such as hearing loss, visual impairment, seizures, and learning disabilities. The heart, kidneys, and adrenal glands may also be affected. Although some children develop long-lasting neurological problems from bacterial meningitis, most who receive prompt diagnosis and treatment recover fully.\nThe majority of cases of viral meningitis resolve with no complications.   http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/meningitis.html\n\nThe complications of meningitis can be severe. The longer you or your child has the disease without treatment, the greater the risk of seizures and of permanent neurologic damage, including hearing loss, blindness, loss of speech, learning disabilities, behavior problems and brain damage, even paralysis.\n\nNon-neurologic complications may include kidney and adrenal gland failure. Your adrenal glands produce a number of important hormones, including cortisol, which helps your body deal with stress.\nBacterial infections of your central nervous system progress quickly. Within a matter of days, the disease can lead to shock and death.  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/meningitis/DS00118/DSECTION=7
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I wouldn't worry too much until you get your chest xrays done. You could be  just a carrier of TB and not have the active disease. If your xray is negative you could be given meds to prevent the development of the disease in the future. Here's a link with all the answers you need:\nhttp://www2.dmi.columbia.edu/resources/tbcpp/skintest.html\n\n\nI can't reply to your email cuz it says your emal addy hasn't been confirmed!\n\nHere is my reply:\nI had a rare form of TB when I was 3. It was the first case like that that the doctor had seen in over 25 years. If afflicted my lymph nodes on the left side of my neck.  I had surgery to remove the affected tissue. For the next year I had to take 2 differnt types of meds and have chest xrays every 2mths. I am now 32 and still test positive although it is no longer active. I would get your family tested also.  I had my 4 sons tested at the age of 9mths due to my being a carrier.  Even if you do have it the prognosis is good as long as you do what the doctor prescribes for you.\n\n \nSymptoms may improve in 2 to 3 weeks, with improvement seen in the chest X-ray lagging behind clinical improvement. Prognosis is excellent if pulmonary TB is diagnosed early and treatment is begun. \n\nhttp://health.allrefer.com/health/pulmonary-tuberculosis-prognosis.html\n\nI wish you the best.
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In order to prevent TB infection, it is necessary to know the cause of spreading this disease.\n(1) Increase in HIV infection.There is a rising number of people in the developed world who contract tuberculosis because they have compromised immune systems, typically as a result of immunosupressive drugs or HIV/AIDS. These people are at particular risk of tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis disease. One third of deaths of those who are HIV-positive are TB related. Those with HIV are 100 times more likely to develop TB than other members of the population. Other people who are at risk from the disease include those with diabetes, the malnourished, alcoholics, and IV drug users\n \n(2) Increase in number of homeless individuals (poor environment and poor nutrition). Most of those infected (90%) have asymptomatic latent TB infection (LTBI). There is a 10% lifetime chance that LTBI will progress to TB disease which, if left untreated, will kill more than 50% of its victims. TB is one of the top four infectious killing diseases in the world: TB kills 1.7 million, and malaria kills 2-3 million.\n\n(3) The appearance of drug-resistant strains of TB. Multiple drug resistant strains of TB (MDR-TB) and Extreme Drug-Resistance in Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) are emerging. The World Health Organization declared TB a global health emergency in 1993, and the Stop TB Partnership proposed a Global Plan to Stop Tuberculosis which aims to save an additional 14 million lives between 2006 and 2015. The development of drug resistant strains now affect up to 50 million people. These strains can be created by bad medical practice such as over-prescribing antibiotics or patients not taking the drugs long enough to get rid of the disease. Instead this encourages the bacteria to become tougher. Treating patients with drug resistant TB is beyond the pocket of many developing countries. The cost of treatment can rise from $2000 per patient with non-resistant TB to $250,000 for multi-drug resistant TB. The multi drug resistant strains are often fatal and have mortality rates that are comparable with those which existed before the development of antibiotics. \n\n(4) Immigration. Some experts also blame lax public health procedures at immigration control for the rise in TB in developed countries. Visitors arriving from less developed countries where TB is more prevalent may get little medical attention even if they admit to having the disease. Among black Africans in Britain TB rose by over 100% between the end of the 1980s and early 1990s. \nThus for preventing TB, co-ordinated effort of skilled professionals, financial support of national governments and of the world community at large are desirable.\nPlease see the webpages for more details on Tuberculosis.
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Tuberculosis can back but not likely as long as if that person did follow his/her medication regimen. Since tubeculosis is caused by a bacteria (Myobacterium tuberculi), that person wouldnt be immune to it. Its not like chicken pox which is caused a single strain of virus that the body can remember and fight for that virus when it comes back to invade the body. TB is different. For all I know, TB doesnt cause any permanent damage. It prolly will changed the way a person breath since sometimes it causes pain if the lungs are badly damaged by the bacteria. My advice, religously follow the medication regimen esp. on the first 6 months bcoz thats the very critical phase of the destroying all the bacteria in the lungs and preventing it from traveling to the kidneys, brain and the lymph nodes. After the person finishes the medication regimen, do a yearly check up to see how that person's lungs is doing.
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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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I cannot find any information that links COPD with TB. Sorry.