My sister is ill she has tuberculosis. What is the chance to be cured? & can be cured totally?
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Firstly, please don't worry about staying away from her - the person who told you this is insensitive and wrong. TB is infectious but only if the person has pulmonary (lung) TB and only if they are coughing lots of sputum (phlegm). If it was felt that you were at risk then your sister would already have been advised to stay away from you and may even have been admitted to hospital for isolation nursing. If you have all had your BCG (TB) vaccinations (usually at school) you will be safe. If not, then you will need to be treated with preventative medicines but this will be handled by TB specialist health professionals. Most TB cases are treated in the community and because of this there is an excellent system for screening and treating possible contacts such as family members of a sufferer. There are new strains of multi-drug resistant TB emerging, but if your sister had been diagnosed with one of these she would be in hospital and isolated. Even then you could visit her - you would just have to ake the same precautions the nursing and medical staff took such as gloves and masks. TB is considered cured after 6 months of treatment and although it does remain dormant in your system most people return to normal health and are not troubled again with it. The only reasons to worry about infection are if you are taking medicines that suppress your immune system such as anti-rejection drugs following transplant or chemotherapy treatment for cancer. Talk to your own doctor and he or she should be able to reassure you. I hope this helps you. Your sister will need love and TLC in the months to come - the medications she will be taking will probably make her feel unwell themselves. I hope she gets better soon.
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It's not fatal but there's no cure.  It can be managed effectively with drugs, nutritional supplements, surgery or a combination of these.  The treatment depends on the location and severity, any complications and a person's response to previous treatment.  There can be for some long remissions, sometimes years, when there are no symptoms.  Unfortunately, the disease usually recurs at various time throughout a person's lifetime.  Predicting when either a remission or a relapse will occur just isn't possible.
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TB is very contagious. It is spread by droplets. Meaning when someone coughs microscopic droplets hang in the air and you breath them in. You can get TB ANYWHERE!. The mall, in line at a store etc.\nSome people will have a positive skin reaction. But that does not mean that all the time that they have it. It is an indication that they were exposed. Once you test positive on your skin you go for a chest xray. and never have another skin test just a yearly chest xray to make sure you do not have active TB.\n\nAND NO YOU WILL NOT BE FIRED FROM YOUR JOB IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD\n\nYou will just have to take a six month course of medication.
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I don't really know a cure I just wanted to say that I will pray for her and hope her the best in finding a solution.\n\ngood luck!!!!
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs. But, TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. If not treated properly, TB disease can be fatal. TB disease was once the leading cause of death in the United States.\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\nHowever, not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick. People who are not sick have what is called latent TB infection. People who have latent TB infection do not feel sick, do not have any symptoms, and cannot spread TB to others. But, some people with latent TB infection go on to get TB disease.\n\nPeople with active TB disease can be treated and cured if they seek medical help. Even better, people with latent TB infection can take medicine so that they will not develop active TB disease.
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Yes,, if a person has active tuberculosis\n and licks a spoon ......\n the person who puts, that spoon in there mouth\n ( without thoroughly cleaning it first ,may  contact  tuberculosis .\n\n It is mainly spread ,through coughing in public ;\n\n ( airborne bacillus are inhaled, &  can infect any one)\nWho is not   protected,\n by a mask or  succesfully  vaccinated against   tuberculosis.\n( BCG vaccine )\n\n>^,^<
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My wife was exposed and is a carrier for inactive TB.\n\nYou will have to go to the health clinic, where they will run tests. If you test negative, you're in the clear.\n\nIf you test positive, not to worry. Inactive TB requires a little more monitoring that a typical yearly physical, but does not inhibit your life style. You may run into resistance getting a health card, but it shouldn't be impossible. The hardest thing will be to make sure friends and family understand that you are not contagious, and that inactive TB is not a threat to them or their health.
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Wish I could help. But am not sure on how much longer she can live. Sounds pretty bad though. Pneaumonia with emphysema is very dangerous. Each ALONE is dangerous. I wish I could help you. Hope for her to get to doing better soon.
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no..my mom was diagnosed 2.5 years ago..and she is all cured. treatment is getting much better..the survival rate is much higher then in the years past. My great grandma has had it too, and she is still living 5+ years since being diagnosed
631945
Once you have TB you will ALWAYS have it. It is not curable. It can, however, be treated. If it becomes dormant you will not be contagious. Once it is treated it will become encapsulated in what is called a "tubercule" or a "granuloma" where it will remain for the rest of your life, and cause you no symptoms. If your immune system becomes compromised(from cancer, Aids, etc.), then it can break out and become active again. If you have had it once you will always have a positive skin test, and the granuloma will be visible on a chest x-ray. It is, however, very possible to treat it and be symptom free afterward.
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It depends on which one you are refering too.  Some can be with a combination of meds and therepy.  Others though have no cure at all but can be controlled with medication.  And there are others that there is no treatment whatsoever that works for them.
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no.  but it is a 95% probability it will be here. latest news was in indonesia 8 family members got flu but no bacterial contact. could it be airborn.? strain has mutated so now tamiflu is left a possible slowdown cure of virus. my advise to you is to stockpile o.c. meds, water and canned foods. if it goes airborne. we have a pandemic. no food, no workers, no power, no hospital care once its full blown. do not trust meds or promises of cure over internet. AS OF NOW THERE IS NO CURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THIS IS WHY WHO IS WORRIED. LOG ONTO WORLD HEALTH ORG. FOR MORE INFO. this is mexxxi. p.i. lol
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If anyone knew that it would be cured already, duh!!
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HI! I will definitely pray for you two. I am so sorry about your illnesses. That is so tragic. There is power in prayers and strength in numbers. My brother was written off as 'terminal' when he was 15. He's now 49! He had many prayers and is wonderful and healthy now. I wrote your names down and will contact others to pray for you as well. God bless!
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hi i'm sorry to hear about ur wifes condition. There maybe a chance ur wife could get fully cured of everything believe it or not.\nthe natural way to help cure ur wife is to tell her to practise pranayam. if u dont know wat it is, its basically a series of breathing exercises u do every morning when u wake up. There are about 6 or 7 different types of breathing exercises which have to be done. to find out about this pranayam go on www.divyayoga.com wher u can get c.d.'s and books. Also go  to the library or just go on any search engines and type pranayam. If u can't find the correct exercises let me know and i'll try and write u out detailed steps of how it should be done.\nLet me tell u some facts about this pranayam,  which has cured so many people especailly in india. i know this indian singer which was blind at birth and he started doin this pranayam, now he can see 50 % . there have been elderly men who have been wearing glasses for like 40 years and now they can see absolutely perfectly without glasses and there was this elderly women who had cancer and doctors told they cant do anything and that she would die, but after doin these exercises she is completely cured. Its sound like these are a miracle but patients \ncan be cured and these are all facts. so i think this might be good for your wife to atleast improve her health, if not get completely cured.\ngd luck
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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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Nothing - there is no universal cure all.  There are laws which govern the selling of items based on unsubstantiated quasi-medical claims.\n\nWise up.