Tuberculosis Symptoms and Diagnosis
A dangerous condition that mostly affects the lungs is tuberculosis (TB). A particular sort of bacteria are the germs that cause tuberculosis.
The disease can be spread through coughing, sneezing, or singing by someone who has tuberculosis. As a result, tiny droplets harbouring the germs could get into the air. When someone else can breathe in the droplets, the bacteria then go to their lungs.
Tuberculosis can swiftly spread in crowded areas or places where people congregate. Compared to healthy people, those with HIV/AIDS and other immune system diseases are more likely to get tuberculosis.
To treat TB, antibiotic drugs are employed. However, certain types of the bacteria are now resistant to treatments.
Symptoms are different in each stage.
- Primary TB infection
- Latent TB infection
- Active TB disease
- Active TB disease outside the lungs
- Active TB disease in children