Question

What is tuberculosis? How is the disease transmitted? Is there treatment for tuberculosis?

Answer 1

Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the infection of bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

The common symptoms of this is common cold, fever in night, chill, mild headach, respiratory problems and most importantly continuous coughing.

This disease affects the lung and forms sputum with blood.

Transmission by: Airborn particles with bacteria, sneez, cough and sputum. Entry of pathogen by respiratory tract.

Treatment: Different combinations of medicines are used in the treatment of this infection.

Doses of various antibiotics applied for the six months.

Medicines: Rifampicin, paracetamol combination with chloremphenicol.

Ethambutol, isonizid medicines are also instrcted.