Tuberculosis treatment

What is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis, otherwise known as TB, is a bacterial infection that is often centered in the lungs but can spread to any part of the body through lymph nodes and bloodstream. It sparks from the transfer of droplets of microscopic bacteria in the air from one individual to another. What Systems the Disease Affects? Tuberculosis mainly affects the respiratory system in the lungs and is commonly known as pulmonary tuberculosis. However, other organs in the body…

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) was declared global emergency by The World Health Organization in 1993. It is an airborne bacteria that basically affects the lungs, it can be spread when a person with the active TB sneezes or coughs. Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among curable infectious diseases worldwide. In TB in the US-Mexico Border Region remains a serious public health problem. It is one of the most serious problems along the border; this is due to first, the abundance of…

carrier of tuberculosis and is there a possibility that my loved ones and I may have contracted it? It is most definatly a possibility. Contracting tuberculosis is simply that easy. Tuberculosis is an airborne contracted disease and in the 18th and 19th centuries, the infectious disease ran rampant throughout Europe and North America. Tuberculosis is caused by the bacillus mycobacterium tuberculosis, as well as mycobacterium bovis and mycobacterium…

Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Student's Name Institution Affiliation Course Tuberculosis Causes: Tuberculosis (TB) is a caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacteria that is spread through the air. TB affects the breathing system (lungs). When an infected person emits air droplets, for example, through coughing or sneezing, the bacteria are transmitted into the air that affects anyone who breathes that air. According to Wouk, there are two types of TB, Latent and Active…

the lungs. There is antibiotic treatment for tuberculosis but the bacteria is very drug resistant due to the stiff structure of the cell wall and as a result, the antibiotic course is long and sometimes dangerous due to serious side effects. The most common antibiotics used to treat TB are isoniazid and rifampicin for a minimum of six months. There are drug-resistant strains of TB known as MDR-TB and in these cases, several drugs are used at once to give treatment a better chance at success.…

spread of tuberculosis in society changed the way medicine was approached to a more scientific focus. The disease also shifted the idea that the sick should not be helped to one more focused on community. Malcolm Morris calls for a “crusade against tuberculosis” in his article titled “The Prevention of Consumption.” In the article, Morris focuses on the way tuberculosis is transmitted, action by public authorities, sanatoriums, and the help for all people as ways to combat tuberculosis. This…

Pulmonary TB in the Air Christina E. Santiago San Joaquin Valley College ST:11 Introduction to Surgical Technology Abstract Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease which can affect the lungs or body depending on which part the bacteria has made its home. Pulmonary tuberculosis has two phases on which the bacteria exposes itself. Latent TB, the individual has no signs or symptoms of being ill at all. In this phase, the bacteria will appear at some point in the individual’s lifetime if no testing…

TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis and spreads through the air by a person who is suffering from TB. It can also spread by contact or sharing of fluids. If an infected person coughs on his or her hands and wiped them on someone else, or spit from their mouth flies into someone else 's mouth, there is a very high chance of infection. There is a treatment for the virus, however, but before a person gets a treatment they must…

Harinder Mootoor ECH-4931.001 Nanomedicine Dr. Koria Term Paper 1 Streptomycin for Tuberculosis Diseases are very detrimental to the health and lives of humans. Many diseases are caused by the spread of harmful bacteria. One specific disease that has a large effect on the population is tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis is caused by the spread of a bacterium and if the bacterium is not treated properly, TB can be fatal. With the use of antibiotics, such as streptomycin, the fundamental process of…

The Cause and Effects of Tuberculosis What are the cause and effects of tuberculosis? Tuberculosis is a disease caused by a bacterium. These bacteria mostly infect the lungs, but also they can infect the other parts of the body like the brain, spine, and kidney. (1,4) If the tuberculosis bacteria are active, they will cause the death of the tissue of organs that have been infected. Tuberculosis is one of a few diseases that "have caused so much distressing illness for centuries and claimed so…