Tuberculosis
By: Kaylee Blair & Keziah Ventling
Tuberculosis
An infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules in the tussues, especially the lungs.
Who Has a Higher Risk to Get Tuberculosis
People With Certain Disease's or type of Medication they take such as:
- HIV/AIDS
- Diabetes
- End stage kidney disease
- Certain Cancers
- Chemotherapy
- Drug to prevent rejection of transplanted organs
- Some drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthiritis, Crohn's disease and psoriasis.
- Malnutrition
- Very young or very old aged people.
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- India
- China
- Russia
- Pakistan
How is The Disease Transmitted
TB is primarily an airborne disease. The bacteria are spread from person to person in tiny microscopic droplets when a TB sufferer coughs, sneezes, speaks, sings, or laughs. Only people with activeTB can spread the disease to others.
Symptoms
A bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer
Pain in the chest
Coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs)
Weakness or fatigue
Weight loss
No appetite
Chills
Fever
Sweating at night
Tuberculosis kills 5,000 people every day!!
Treatment for Tuberculosis
- isoniazid (INH)
- rifampin (RIF)
- ethambutol (EMB)
- pyrazinamide (PZA)