TUBERCULOSIS

TUBERCULOSIS

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ABOUT:

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis commonly affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body.
It spreads from person to person through the air, when people who are infected with TB infection cough, sneeze or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air.
It is a disease that can be cured with proper treatment. India accounts for one fourth of the global TB burden.
In 2015, an estimated 28 lakh cases occurred and 4.8 lakh people died due to TB.

SYMPTOMS:

Tuberculosis most commonly affects the lungs. Common symptoms of active lung TB are:

A persistent cough of more than two weeks that brings up phlegm and blood at times
Breathlessness, which is usually mild to begin with and gradually gets worse
Lack of appetite and weight loss
A high temperature of 38ºC (100.4ºF) or above
Extreme tiredness or fatigue
Night sweats
Chest pains

Less commonly TB infection can occure in other organs of the body like Lymph nodes,bones and joints, digestive system, nervous system, bladder and reproductive system. This is known as extra pulmonary TB. Symptoms of extra pulmonary TB vary according to organ/system affected.

Extra pulmonary TB is more common in people with a weakened immune system, such as those with HIV.that heal slowly

TREATMENT:

Air borne infection control measures

For all HIV infected children who either had a known exposure to an infectious TB case or are Tuberculin skin test (TST) positive (>=5mm induration) but have no active TB disease.

All TST positive children who are receiving immunosuppressive therapy (e.g. Children with nephrotic syndrome, acute leukemia, etc.).

A child born to mother who was diagnosed to have TB in pregnancy will receive prophylaxis for 6 months, provided congenital TB has been ruled out. BCG vaccination can be given at birth even if INH preventive therapy is planned.

Contact tracing

Isoniazid preventive therapy

BCG vaccination

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