TB, otherwise known as tuberculosis, is an airborne disease. It is due to the bacteria, mycobacterium tuberculosis. This disease is known to spread from person to person through coughing, sneezing, and/or saliva. The symptoms of TB are primarily coughing with or without pain and bloody sputum, chills and fever, night sweats, lack of appetite, and/or […]
Pulmonary tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a bacterial infection. It most commonly strikes the lungs, but can involve other organs as well. This bacterial culprit for which pulmonary tuberculosis is the cause of is the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Pulmonary tuberculosis is an airborne infection that can be transmitted through saliva, coughing, and sneezing. Although
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Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the mycobacteria tuberculosis. After inhaling the bacteria pass through droplets of saliva from an infected person and individual can develop the signs and symptoms of the disease. Evidence of tuberculosis has been found as far back as 2400 B.C. Scientists and researchers have been working towards prevention and cure
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Tuberculosis, when left untreated, is a deadly disease that is the seventh leading cause of death in the world today. Medications are the cornerstone of treatment for this disease. However, the use of medications takes much longer than treating other types of bacterial infections. Normally, an individual may take antibiotics for seven to 14 days
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A TB skin test is also known as a PPD (Purified Protein Derivative),Mantoux, latent tuberculosis infection test or a tuberculin skin test. This particular test is used to determine if someone has developed an immune response to the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. The tuberculin skin test is sensitive to both mycobacteria tuberculosis and mycobacteria bovis,
