Tuberculosis

It is an airborne bacteria that enters the body through the lungs. Most people who contract TB have no symptoms, only about 10% of infected people actually get symptoms. Of the people who get no symptoms, the bacteria can lie dormant in the body for years; these people may get symptoms if their immune systems become weakened due to other illnesses such as HIV.

TB can destroy the tissues of the lungs and other organs if not treated with antibiotics, it can often be fatal. There is now a new strain of TB that is drug resistant that appears in large cities from time-to-time.

this is very important to know that u should always contact your doctor, probably it will make u few depressed (minor) as a side effect.

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no

but some types can mean hair loss

An estimated 95% of TB sufferers are in developing countries with the advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world in the number of TB sufferers will increase.

Okita Souji was the captain of the first squad in the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special armed "police" force that fought in the Meiji war on the side of the shogunate. They weren't really police, but were known to try to keep things peaceful, so they are acknowledged as such. His birth name was Okita Soujiro (Okita being the family name) but he changed it to Souji. He was very good with children (who all still called him Soujiro so as to avoid them knowing who he really was, which would be very dangerous for him if the Isshin Shi Shi found out. He was also apparently very handsome. He was the most skilled swordsman in the Shinsengumi, and was a child prodigy that showed exceptional skill from the time he first began at Kondou's Dojo when he was nine years old, and was a master swordsman at the age of 15. Unfortunately, he contracted tuberculosis shortly after the formation of the Shinsengumi, which was, back then, incurable He tried to keep it a secret, but after worsening significantly at the battle of the Ikeda-ya inn, he was found out due to a terrible coughing fit in which he coughed up large amounts of blood, meaning he didn't have long to live. He fought his tuberculosis for a long time, but eventually died in a tuberculosis hospital in Tokyo (then Edo) in 1868 at the age of 25-28.

Tuberculosis is an odd word.

Each of those two can be a proof of a disease, the evidence of the infectious agent (bacterium, virus etc.) or the evidence of the antibody against the agent, depends on many factors which one is chosen (e.g. time after infection, the agent, price of the test). But it depends on the method, it can be falsely negative (e.g. the cultivation was not successful, not the right sample, the body did not begin to produce enough antibodies...) or falsely positive (e.g. contamination of the sample, normal microflora, cross-reacting antibodies).

i donno but with that many diseases you will die

Yes. From the research students did a few years ago. The conclusion was that Pittsburgh Job Corps center was an old Tuberculosis Center

A positive TB test can mean you have been in contact with someone who has TB or you have TB. I now also show positive to TB as I went on the trial medication which I now am immune to TB. So tests will always come back positive but its not active. There is something called Valley Fever in the southwest. It is a spore that comes out of Death Valley that attacks the lungs. People who have had Valley Fever test positive for T.B.

bacterium

its an infection caused by germs. i have had it before, but i took antibiotics for a few months. I dont need to take em now cus the docter told me not to.

One is in your lungs and one isn't . -never heard of a non-respiratory tuberulosis-its transmitted by inhaled droplets.

Yes it can I have been left with hardly any sight in my left eye due to t.b along with other problems

No, though they can carry salmonella.

Because Charlotte Brontë, the author of the novel, had two sisters who died of tuberculosis while they were at boarding school; this pattern suggests a parallel that Brontë has created between her and Jane's lives.

Penicillin does not cure tuberculosis. But you have very good drugs for tuberculosis.

Cause: infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

signs: depends on where they've got to. If in the lungs, a persistent cough mostly.

Example sentence - He was surprised to find out his grandfather had died from tuberculosis.

It can be. Although your body may harbor the TB bacteria, your immune system usually can prevent you from becoming sick. This is called latent TB. About 2 billion people have this form. If you are tested and the test is postive, you should be treated. It can be cured.

You can have the active form of TB some years later and you can spread it. See your doctor if you have a fever, unexplained weight loss, drenching night sweats or a persistent cough.

It can affect other organs besides the lungs such as the spine and kidneys.

Weight gain can vary depending on the severity of the tuberculosis case. It also depends on the weight of the person. Studies show it can take anything from 6 to 12 months

I don't know if the illness specifically makes you lose weight, I doubt it. But during most illnesses you lose weight because your diet grows considerably smaller. You eat a lot less, so you consume far less calories than you normally would. The illness itself generally doesn't cause weight loss. There are some that do, however, but I don't think Tuberculosis is one of them.