Tuberculosis

in Healthy Steem23 days ago (edited)

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From pakistan.

Tuberculosis

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What do you know about tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis (TB) is an illness diseas that can be spreads from one person to the another person through the air when someone with is an active an TB coughs or a sneezes people can be catch it if they breathe in the bacteria.

Symptoms of TB

The common signs of the TB include coughing that is lasts a long time chest pain or fever and tiredness and weight loss. Some people also experience night sweats.

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Treatment for TB

TB is treatable with the antibiotics but the medicine needs to be taken for a several months. If the left untreated TB can become very serious.

Preventing TB

Wearing masks or keeping spaces well-ventilated and getting vaccinated can help to prevent TB. It is also important to avoid close contact with someone who has the active TB.

Write about the prevalence, incidence and prognosis of tuberculosis.

1: Prevalence of Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease around the world especially in a developing countries. Millions of people are affected by it each in year with a certain areas having the higher rates of infection.

Incidence of Tuberculosis

Every year more around 10 million new cases of a TB are reported globally. TB is more common in all places with a poor living conditions or overcrowding and limited healthcare access.

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Prognosis of Tuberculosis

The prognosis for TB is generally good if it is treated properly. Most people recover fully when they take the correct medicine for 6 to 9 months. However if left untreated the TB can be lead to serious health problems and even death. In some cases drug-resistant TB makes treatment more difficult that requiring stronger and longer treatment plans.

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