TB | Battle Against TB
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The TB stands for the tuberculosis. The tuberculosis is contagious disease and the bacterium which causes this contagious condition is called as the mycobacterium tuberculosis.Mostly this can affect the lungs.
This is a contagious condition which can spread via the air because when an affected person with TB , when he or she cough, sneeze then the bacterium present in the cough can remain in the air and then the other people when breathe they can be affected.
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The symptoms of the tuberculosis is dependant upon which part is affected by the bacteria mycobacterium. The tuberculosis can affect the following parts of the body.
When the tuberculosis affects the pulmonary system it can cause cough, the cough can be present with the presence of the blood. It can also cause pain in the chest area, general fatigue in the body, loss in the total body weight, fever and sweats in the night also present.
The term latent TB is that the mycobacterium present but they are in inactive form, it means that the body of the person doesn't show symptoms of the tuberculosis.But it can cause severe symptoms in those people who has weak immunity system.
On the other hand the active TB can cause symptoms in the body because the mycobacterium inside the body start to divide.
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Mostly the tuberculosis affects the physical health of the affected person.The active tuberculosis can cause severe damage to the lungs of the affected person which can cause difficulties in breathing, can cause cough. It can also affect the other parts of the body.
The illness of the tuberculosis can be a reason of the isolation because such patients are instructed to stay at a distance from other people to prevent other people from such contagious disease.It can also affect the psychology of the patient due to the side effects of the medications can cause anxiety, depression.
The tuberculosis can also affect the activities of daily living of the affected person such as walking or it can cause disturbance while sleeping due to chronic cough.