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TUBERCULOSIS

TUBERCULOSIS. BY:NAZIA SALIM. Symptoms of tuberculosis (TB). Night sweats Coughs mucus Loss of weight Chest pain Fever Loss of appetite Cough out blood Chills Loss of energy Tiredness Cough that lasts about 3 weeks. Microbe that causes (TB).

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TUBERCULOSIS

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  1. TUBERCULOSIS BY:NAZIA SALIM

  2. Symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) • Night sweats • Coughs mucus • Loss of weight • Chest pain • Fever • Loss of appetite • Cough out blood • Chills • Loss of energy • Tiredness • Cough that lasts about 3 weeks

  3. Microbe that causes (TB) Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by a mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium.

  4. What does the microbe do to its host to cause TB • Bacteria enters body and causes TB • Starts to break down body tissue • It may also cause a hole in the body if the bacteria reaches there • When the microbe lands on the host it attacks the lungs more commonly known. • It may also attack the kidneys and spine. The part of the lung that is infected with TB

  5. How the microbe is transmitted • TB is essentially transmitted from person to person by a mist of water from the mouth .This can be caused by someone who is infected with the bacteria if they • Sneeze • Cough • Laugh • Speak or even whisper . This does not mean you are immediately infected with the bacteria it just makes you at a very high risk . your body usually your immune system may easily fight of the germs or may not which you will be infected . however it just means you should always get checked up if you have if you have been exposed to the transmission.

  6. Treatment or preventions for tuberculosis Although several treatments protocols are active for TB that are used by specialists there are also 3 other ways : • The treatment must include several drugs to which the organisms are susceptible. • The patient must take the medicine regularly • The therapy must continue for a sufficient time. Ionized (INH) is one of the most common drugs used for TB. It is very helpful that it can prevent most of the cases of Tb and is very easy to take. After the treatment you should feel better but stick to the preventions for a while even if you have gotten better.

  7. Type of people who get the disease • People who are diabetic or have a certain type of cancer • People who have had a recent illness • If you have a poor immune system • Poor in health • People in prisons • Homeless people • People who live with or work TB patients • People who inject drugs • People in nursing homes • People from a country that TB is common • People with HIV infection

  8. How many people get TB About 2,000cases of TB have opened worldwide and also 10 reported . TB is most common in eastern Europe it causes more deaths worldwide than any other infectious disease, it kills about 3 million per year. About 20,000 people are diagnosed with TB and nearly a quarter of them get treated others may die.(but this usually happens In poorer developing countries e.g Africa.

  9. Interesting facts • Is TB is a re –emerging infectious disease ? yes, because with the discovery of anti TB drugs the 1940 s cases began to decrease for most of the 20th century . However between 1985-1992 they started to increase but there have been improved efforts to prevent and control it as a result cases have dropped since 1993 • TB is so infectious if left untreated it can infect up to 10-15 people a year!! • More than 2 billion people that’s half the worlds population are infected with TB. • There were 9.27 million new TB cases in 2007, of which 80% were in just 22 countries. Per capita, the global TB incidence rate is falling, but the rate of decline is very slow - less than 1%.

  10. Bibliography • Ehow.com • Wikianswrs.com • Mycrobewiki.kenyon.edu • www.paitients.UK • Google images • www.who.int • www.emedicine health.com • www.dhpe.org

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