Tuberculosis

 Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that is spread by inhaling tiny droplets in air that are coughed or sneezed by an infected person. It mainly affects the lungs, but it may have an effect on any organ of the body like, kidneys, or even the brain.

 Tb occurs worldwide, but commonly in the third world countries, where people usually are malnourished. Typical symptoms of TB include,

• A persistent cough that has been for at least three weeks and the sputum is usually tinged with blood.
• Weight Loss
• Night sweats
• Fever, usually high grade occuring at night
• Loss of appetite
• Swelling in the neck

  These symptoms may not present immediately and may even take months or years before they fully present after the primary infection. Sometimes it doesn't cause any symptoms and goes into a latent form. Only the active from of this disease presents the symptoms.

Anyone can get TB, but those at greatest risk include people:

• who live in, come from, or have spent time in a country or area with high levels of TB – around three in every four TB cases in the UK affect people born outside the UK
• in prolonged close contact with someone who's infected
• living in crowded conditions
• with a condition that weakens their immune system, such as HIV
• having treatments that weaken the immune system, such as chemotherapy or biological agents 
• who are very young or very old – the immune systems of people who are young or elderly tend to be weaker than those of healthy adults

Treatment for tuberculosis (TB) usually involves taking antibiotics for several months.While TB is a serious condition that can be fatal if left untreated, deaths are rare if treatment is completed.Most people don't need to be admitted to hospital during treatment. 

  Always have a complete course of your treatment, never leave prescribed medicines in between the course because it always increases the risk of reinfection.

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