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Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis or TB (Tubercles Bacillus) is an infectious disease and is caused by several strains of mycobacteria. All questions concerning signs and symptoms, causes, transmission, risk factors, treatments and medications can be found here.
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If you are asking if TB (tuberculosis) is contagious, the answer is yes. If you are asking if TB is contiguous, the answer is when it is a synthetic viral epitope and is contiguously linked.
What is abdominal tuberculosis?
Abdominal tuberculosis is ranked sixth in extra pulmonary tuberculosis.
How do you say tuberculosis in Creole?
Actually, there is no such language as "Creole."
The word Creole describes any language that is a stable, full-fledged language originating from a pidgin (which is a language composed of two or more unrelated languages).
There are dozens of completely different creoles still spoken in the world today. Some of most common creolized languages are Haitian Creole, Louisiana Creole, Jamaican Creole, and Tok Pisin.
Why is pyridoxine used in the treatment of tuberculosis?
Isoniazid is a first line anti-tubercular drug which is used in treatment of tuberculosis.
Pyridoxine is the naturally occurring form of vitamin B6. Following absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, it is converted in the liver to a coenzyme, pyridoxal phosphate, that is involved in many metabolic processes. Isoniazid interferes competitively with pyridoxine metabolism by inhibiting the formation of the active form of the vitamin, and hence often results in peripheral neuropathy.
Hence, to prevent peripheral neuropathy, pyridoxine 10mg/day is given prophylactically to patients along with anti-tubercular treatment.
Patients with evidence of vitamin B6 deficiency may require doses upto 50mg/day.
Do anti tuberculosis drugs cause anaemia?
There are many different antituberculosis drugs available. A lot of them do cause anaemia as a side effect, although some of them do not.
Depending on how each drug works, the type of anaemia it causes varies.
Some antituberculosis drugs that cause anaemia as a side effect are:
* Cycloserine - megaloblastic anaemia * Isoniazid - haemolytic anaemia or aplastic anaemia * Pyrazinamide - sideroblastic anaemia * Rifampicin - haemolytic anaemia
What is the difference between bovine tuberculosis and tuberclosis?
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a form of tuberculosis (TB) that predominately affects cows, but is a zoonosis so can be transmitted to humans amongst other mammals. All forms of tuberculosis derive from bacteria from the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; the common form of tuberculosis that affects the majority of the human population is an infection of mycobacterium tuberculosos, whereas bovine tuberculosis is an infection of mycobacterium bovis. Symptoms and effects of both infections are indistinguishable, and therefore treatments consist of the same drugs and for the same period of time.
Did cholera and tuberculosis kill people in the early 1800s?
It killed people in the 1840's - 1850's, or atleast cholera did.
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How can tornadoes be prevented?
Tornadoes cannot be prevented. Current technology can warn us of an approaching tornado, but can't do anything to stop it.
How long has tuberculosis been around?
The earliest detection of tuberculosis was first found in the remains of bison, dated over 18,000 years before the present.
How did 18th century people think tuberculosis was spread?
mostly they did not have enough evidence to prove its cause. They thought it was god's punishment.
How to Recognize Pneumonia Symptoms?
Pneumonia is an infection in which the sufferer’s lungs become inflamed. Pneumonia is most often caused by a virus or bacteria. It is sometimes caused by inhalation of chemical fumes or vomit. In every type of pneumonia, the inflamed lungs are filled with mucous and other liquids that prevent a person from breathing normally. Irregular breathing blocks oxygen from reaching blood and cells. If untreated, pneumonia may be fatal.
SymptomsPneumatic symptoms sometimes occur during or after a person suffers from flu, cold, or other respiratory infections. The following are general symptoms of pneumonia:
--A mucus-filled cough
--Chills and shaking
--Fever
--Pain in the chest, especially while coughing and inhaling deeply
--Vomiting and nausea
--Diarrhea
--Rapid heartbeat
--Fatigue, malaise, lethargy
--Shortness of breath
The above symptoms may be milder in some patients than in others. Walking pneumonia is often the term used to describe patients whose symptoms are less severe than others. The symptoms of pneumonia are similar to other respiratory illnesses, such as bronchitis, tuberculosis, and COPD.
Pneumonia is often harder to diagnose in infants and the elderly because their symptoms may be less severe. They may have a dry cough rather than a mucus-filled one. Older adults and infants may not have a fever. A major sign of pneumonia in the elderly is delirium, which means that the person may show signs of confusion. Sometimes pneumonia develops in older people as a result of a severe lung infection or disease. Pneumatic symptoms in children may include lethargy, fever, or loss of appetite.
DiagnosisThose who exhibit the above symptoms should contact their doctor. There are several tests that physicians use to diagnose pneumonia, including a chest X-ray and/or physical exam. The chest X-ray is performed so that the physician can examine the patient’s lungs, though the X-ray may be inconclusive if performed during the early stages of illness. In many cases, the X-ray may reveal the cause of the pneumonia or alert the physician about other illnesses, like COPD or a collapsed lung. Some physicians may perform a urine test or mucus sample exam. Other tests or exams may be administered as the professional sees fit.
What is mantoux skin test used for?
Montoux skin test is used to test infection by tuberculus bacteria. An intradermal injection is given and test result is seen from 48 to 72 hours. An induration for more than 10 mm indicates positive motaux test. It only indicates that there is recent infection by tuberculus bacteria. It does not denotes anything else. It is sometimes false negative is severe tuberculosis. It helps in diagnosis of the tuberculosis.
NO. that is not possible. Unlike certain other insects, bedbugs can not pass on any such diseases from one person they bite in one bed to another person they bitein either the same bed or another bed.
What is spoligotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
spoligotyping is sapcer oligonucleotide typing one of the genotyping method for tb. we can identify the different clusters and recurrent of infection
What is the Structure of mycobacterium tuberculosis in carbol fushin staining?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an obligate species in the family Mycobacterium and the causative agent of most cases of tuberculosis
How long ago was the TB tine test discontinued?
as of 2000, it is no longer recommended for general use.
