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I don't think that you can prevent this disease so to speak, the only way would be to not get exposed to it in the first place. So if you know someone that has TB avoid contact. This is partly true, and partly false. Having been exposed to tuberculosis and having inhaled tuberculosis germs, one can prevent tuberculosis; meaning tuberculosis disease, or TB by taking preventive medicine, primarily isoniazid or INH supplemented by vitamin B6. The course of treatment is typically 6 months. As the previous person commented, if you never get exposed to TB in the first place, there would be nothing to prevent. Persons that breathe in TB germs and do not have active tuberculosis disease have latent tuberculosis infection, or LTBI. The preventive meds, or INH would be prescribed to persons with LTBI in order to prevent them from developing tuberculosis disease, or TB.
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∙ 16y agomechanism of MTB resistance are numerous . These includes gentic mutations affecting dug transport , metabolism, change in bacterial cell wall and Host factors including poor drug complaiance , default , HIV co infection etc.
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∙ 10y agoFor this you have to combine many drugs. Say four in first two months and then three drugs in next 8 months. Drugs to be taken regularly. Drugs to be taken as advised by your physician. Say like rifampicin on empty stomach.
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How can drug resistance be avoided in the case of TB?
i dont know mom and dad
Drug resistant TB is transmitted in the same way of regular TB?
Yes.
For most cases of tb the recommended length of drug therapy is?
For most cases of TB, the recommended length of drug therapy is 6 to 9 months.
Do you have to be HIV positive or homeless to get tb?
No. The homeless and HIV+ populations are infected with TB at higher rates because of environmental and physical susceptibility to the disease. However, TB is a contagious infection and individuals with active TB infection who are not in treatment should be avoided.
What does MDR-TB stand for?
Multi-Drug resistant tuberculosis
Who pays for employment physical drug screen and TB skin test?
The employer.
Will Adderall effect a TB test?
Adderall will show up as methamphetamine on any type of drug test.
What is XDR tuberculosis?
XDR or extremely drug resistant tuberculosis is at a form of tuberculosis which does not respond to usual tb treatment.
How many bytes are in Tb?
Tb could mean terabit because TB (upper case B) means terabyte. Tera could mean one trillion (1,000,000,000,000) or (when referring to RAM) two to the power of forty (1,099,511,627,776). There are eight bits in a byte so there are about one trillion bits in a terabit (Tb) and eight trillion bits in a terabyte (TB).
Why has TB returned to the UK?
One factor in the rising TB trend in both the developed and the developing world is HIV infection, which weakens the immune system. One third of deaths of those who are HIV-positive are TB related. Those with HIV are 100 times more likely to develop TB than other members of the population. Other people who are at risk from the disease include those with diabetes, the malnourished, alcoholics, and IV drug users. Another aspect in the resurgence of the disease is the development of drug resistant strains which now affect up to 50 million people. These strains can be created by bad medical practice such as over-prescribing antibiotics or patients not taking the drugs long enough to get rid of the disease. Instead this encourages the bacteria to become tougher. Treating patients with drug resistant TB is beyond the pocket of many developing countries. The cost of treatment can rise from $2000 per patient with non-resistant TB to $250,000 for multi-drug resistant TB. The multi drug resistant strains are often fatal and have mortality rates that are comparable with those which existed before the development of antibiotics. Some experts also blame lax public health procedures at immigration control for the rise in TB in developed countries. Visitors arriving from less developed countries where TB is more prevalent may get little medical attention even if they admit to having the disease. Among black Africans in Britain TB rose by over 100% between the end of the 1980s and early 1990s.
What treatment is given to young people to prevent them from getting tuberculosis?
There are two different types of prevention. In infants in TB-endemic areas, there is a vaccine that is moderately effective at preventing systemic TB infection called the BCG vaccine. It is not particularly effective at preventing pulmonary TB, however. In older individuals who are known or suspected to have latent TB, there is a six-month course of antibiotics that is reasonably effective at eliminating the infection from the person. However, once TB treatment is started, it is vital that the person completes the regimen as prescribed to reduce the risk of drug resistent TB.
What diseases start with y?
Here are only a few diseases starting with X & Y, because there really aren't many. X: XDR TB Disease (Drug-Resistant TB) Y: Yellow Fever Yersoniosis
