How long does it take for tuberculosis to kill you?

Answer 1

It is complex. TB can indeed cause suffocation from excess fluid (blood or pleghm), however the most common cause of death is simple respiratory failure. Tissue in your lung is killed by TB and eventually you simply cannot absorb enough oxygen. Not to mention TB may spread to other parts of the body can cause organ failure in other places.

Answer 2

tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and when it effects the lungs, causes difficulty breathing. When infected in other organs such as the kidney, then it doesn't really...do anything. :)

Answer 3

TB attacks body part, depending on

what kind it is, and begins to eat away

at the skin and bone leaving holes. This

can cause things like the Spinal Cord to

collapse. In the lungs, it will eat away at

the tissues that take in oxygen from the

air into the body. This causes trouble

breathing, coughing, high fevers, and Night

sweats. Other effects may be loss of appetite,

coughing up blood which leads to the arteries

failing. This leads to major internal bleeding,

which results in death.

Answer 4

Yes tuberculosis can kill you because it blocks the oxygen in your lungs and it suffocates you so you would have to see a doctor right away.

Answer 5

yes

from Angela in Texas: in the old days, yes, but with medicine nowadays......

Answer 6

Well, that all depends how bad it is or if it goes untreated or how long it goes untreated for