TB
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- Created on: 06-11-13 00:49
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- Tuberculosis
- Causes
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium bovis
- Symptoms
- persistent cough
- tiredness
- loss of appetite
- weight loss
- fever
- coughing up blood
- Transmission
- air by droplets
- close contact
- family members
- cows to humans
- Course of infection
- bacteria grows and divides in upper region of lungs
- white blood cells go to infection site to ingest bacteria
- inflammation of the lymph nodes. PRIMARY INFECTIONS
- symptoms showed then infection is controlled, some bacteria remains
- bacteria may show again and cause infection. POST-PRIMARY TB
- bacteria destroys lung tissue and causes cavities and scar tissue
- sufferer coughs up damaged lung tissue and TB can spread to other body parts.
- prevention
- vaccination
- education about TB
- better housing
- health facilities and treatments
- better nutrition
- Causes
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