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What You Need to Know AboutTuberculosis (TB)
Hafid iqbal maulana
Reg B/ 5
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What is Tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by tiny germs thatenter your lungs when you breathe them in; It iscalled TB! "or short
TB germs are most commonly "ound in the lungs#but sometimes they can mo$e to other %arts o" thebody
When you ha$e TB disease o" the lungs# you cans%read it to other %eo%le
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&ow Are TB 'erms %read?
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&ow Are TB 'erms %read?
TB germs are %assed through the air when a%erson who is sic with TB disease coughs# sings#snee*es# or laughs
To become in"ected with TB germs# a %ersonusually needs to share air s%ace with someone sic
with TB disease (e+g+# li$e# wor# or %lay together)
The amount o" time# the en$ironment# and howsic the %erson is all contribute to whether or not
you get in"ected
In most cases# your body is able to "ight o"" thegerms
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&ow Are TB 'erms NOT%read?
Through ,uic# casual contact#
By sharing utensils or "ood
By sharing cigarettes or drining containers
By e-changing sali$a or other body "luids
By shaing hands
.sing %ublic tele%hones
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TB In"ection $s+ TB /isease
There is a di""erence between TB in"ection! andTB disease!
TBinfection0 TB germs stay in your lungs# but
they do not multi%ly or mae you sicYou cannot %ass TB germs to others
TBdisease0 TB germs stay in your lungs or mo$eto other %arts o" your body# multi%ly# and mae yousicYou can %ass the TB germs to other %eo%le
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Treatment "or TB In"ection
TB in"ection is treated with medicine# usually "or 123months
I" TB infectionis not treated# it can turn into TBdisease
It is im%ortant to tae all your medicine# e$en thoughyou don4t "eel sic
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Treatment "or TB /isease
TB disease is treated with medicine to ill the TBgerms
.sually# the treatment will last "or 523 months
TB disease can be cured i" the medicine is taen as
%rescribed# e$en a"ter you no longer "eel sic
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6ommon ym%toms o" TB /isease
6ough (728 wees or more)
6oughing u% blood
6hest %ains
9e$er
Night sweats
9eeling wea and tired
:osing weight without trying
/ecreased or no a%%etite
I" you ha$e TB outside the lungs# you may ha$e
other sym%toms
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6ontact In$estigation
When a %erson is "ound to ha$e TB disease# thehealth de%artment loos "or %eo%le who might ha$e
been e-%osed to TB germs
I" the health de%artment thins that you might ha$ebeen e-%osed to TB germs# they will gi$e you a TB test
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9re,uently Ased uestions
The %erson who sits ne-t to me got tested and I didn4t+ Whyisn4t e$eryone tested?&ow were you able to decide who needs to be tested i" you
cannot re$eal the %atient4s identity?
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uestions?
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Source
Campbell ET all 9thedition
TREATHMENT OF TUBERCULOSS ! "uideline# $thedition% &HO
Tuberculo#i#! Clinical 'ia"no#i# and Mana"ement% National n#titute
(or Health and Clinical E)cellence *+,,