what are the symptoms of TB desease?
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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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The symptoms for acute bronchitis are:\n\nHacking cough. \nYellow, white, or green phlegm, usually appearing 24 to 48 hours after a cough. \nFever, chills. \nSoreness and tightness in chest. \nSome pain below breastbone during deep breathing \nSome shortness of breath \nThe symptoms for chronic bronchitis are:\n\nPersistent cough producing yellow, white, or green phlegm (for at least three months of the year, and for more than two consecutive years). \nSometimes wheezing, sometimes breathlessness. \n\n\nTypical clinical features of influenza include:\n\nfever (usually 100° F to 103° F in adults and often even higher in children) \nrespiratory symptoms such as, \ncough, \nsore throat, \nrunny or stuffy nose, \nheadache, \nmuscle aches, and \nextreme fatigue.
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No.  Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis, a slow-growing bacteria that thrives in areas of the body that are rich in blood and oxygen, such as the lungs.
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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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Main symptoms consist of cough, productive of dirty phlegm, fever, shortness of breath, chest pain, or any or all of the above.
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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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You should get tested for sure.  My father had TB in the 60's and when my brother was born in the 70's, my brother's arm showed a reaction to the TB test.  But my brother required no treatment and was never diagnosed with TB.  Not sure how it all works, but I think my dad may have passed the antibodies to my brother.\n\nEither way, it's always a good idea to get tested for these things.\n\nBest of luck.\n\nMari
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- Facial pain/pressure \n- Nasal obstruction \n- Thick and colored nasal discharge (yellowish or greenish) \n- Diminished sense of smell \n- Cough not due to asthma (in children) \n- Fever \n- Bad breath \n- Fatigue \n- Ache in the upper teeth \n- And cough (in adults) \nCold symptoms that don't respond to treatment \nHead pain on waking in the morning \nA low grade fever between 99F and 100F \nWeakness or tiredness \nPainful forehead that's sensitive to touch \nAn ache in your upper jaw and teeth \nFever \nA cough that is more prevalent at night \nA runny nose (rhinitis) \nNasal congestion \nHalitosis (bad breath) \nEyes are sensitive to light \nEye lids swell
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I would definitely get an appointment with your Doctor for them to check you.  Although you seem to be tapering off (which is the correct thing to do with most medications) if you taper off too quickly that could cause withdrawal symptoms.\n\nSymptoms include:\n\nweakness, lethargy, tiredness, nausea and vomiting,  \narthralgias, myalias (muscle pains), low blood pressure (hypotension) which may cause light-headedness or even fainting when the affected person stands after sitting or lying down.\n\nhttp://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000370sym.htm\n\n\n\nHere is some more detailed information:\n\nWhat are the possible side effects of prednisone?\n \nIf you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking prednisone and seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately: \n      · an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat; swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives)\n      · increased blood pressure (severe headache or blurred vision); or \n      · sudden weight gain (more than 5 pounds in a day or two). \n\n\nOther, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take prednisone and talk to your doctor if you experience \n      · insomnia; \n      · nausea, vomiting, or stomach upset; \n      · fatigue or dizziness; \n      · muscle weakness or joint pain; \n      · problems with diabetes control; or \n      · increased hunger or thirst. \n\n\nOther side effects that occur only rarely, usually with high doses of prednisone, include \n      · acne, \n      · increased hair growth, \n      · thinning of the skin, \n      · cataracts, \n      · glaucoma, \n      · osteoporosis, \n      · roundness of the face, and \n      · changes in behavior.\n \nSide effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome. \n\n\n************************************************************\nWhat other drugs will affect prednisone? \n •  Do not take any other over-the-counter or prescription medications, including herbal products, during treatment with prednisone without first talking to your doctor. Many other medicines can interact with prednisone resulting in side effects or altered effectiveness of the medications. \n************************************************************\nhttp://www.drugs.com/\n\nGood luck and God Bless!
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The four prong test is not used anymore. A positive test will develop a welp around the site and usually become red. A small bump and slight red appearance is to be expected. The redness, because you have aggrevated the skin, and the bump because they are actually injecting a very minimal amount of inactive TB under the skin. When you have been exposed to TB your body produces specialized "T CELLS" to try to fight it off. If, after having the skin test, the site becomes hard and raised, it is because your body detects the TB bacterium and is sending these specialized cells to the site.
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Aching \nTiredness \nFever \nSore throat \nMalaise \nItchy skin rash \nBlister-like rash \nItchy blisters \nScalp blisters \nMouth blisters \nThroat blisters \nGenital blisters \nScabbing of blisters \nAdditional symptoms in adults: \nFlu-like symptoms \nAches and pains
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Some of the TB drugs are available in syrup form. You really have to check your doctor and insist. Also pay a visit to a good pharmacist; they often know more details about drugs than doctors.
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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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diarhea, vomiting, chills, nausea, stomach ache/cramps, fever are the common ones. they usually clear up on their own within 12-48 hours.\n\nif you have trouble breathing, speaking, moving are seeing things double, you need to go to a hospital immediately. \n\nsymptoms depend on what organism caused it.
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When tuberculosis manages to get into the pancreas, the patient will show several symptoms, including abdominal epigastric pains, weight loss, and low-grade fevers.  Because of this symptomology and the presence of a pancreatic mass, pancreatic tuberculosis is often misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer.  To correctly diagnose the TB infection, a PPD skin-test can help but is not definitive (apparently the TB PPD test has a 10-25% false-negative rate).  Unfortunately, CT scans and radiologic imaging offer little help.  The most effective methods for confirming the presence of pancreatic tuberculosis are cytologic diagnoses.  This involves removal of a portion of the pancreatic mass (generally by fine needle aspiration) and analyzing it for evidence of bacterial infection and evidence of the tuberculosis bacterium itself.
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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