Friday, October 24, 2008

Who was the artist's model who caught tuberculosis from posing in a bathtub for three days

Who was the artist's model who caught tuberculosis from posing in a bathtub for three days?

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I don't know where this report came from, but you can't catch TB from being in a bathtub for 3 days.
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I have been searching and I can't find any story at all about this. I think someone is messing with you! Plus, like Pobept K said, you cannot get TB from a bathtub.
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Her name was Elizabeth Siddell, known as Lizzie, she was the first wife of Dante Gabriel Rosetti, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. She is famously seen in the Portrait of the Lady of Shallot, by Waterhouse. See: http://www.jwwaterhouse.com/view.cfm?recordid=28 She was posing for John Everett Millais for his portrait of "Ophelia" for three days straight in a bath tub when she See: http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/lili/personen/fleischmann/d_archsuse05/212_millais_ophelia.jpg "caught" tuberculosis. She became dependent on Laudanum (liquid morphine) to control the disease. Rossetti was a philanderer and Lizzie became depressed about his many affairs, and she took an overdose of laudanum. It was ruled accidental overdose, not suicide. . .



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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Is indulgence in too much sexual activity causes tuberculosis

Is indulgence in too much sexual activity causes tuberculosis?
Having too much sexual appetite pertaining to men, which has the tenacity of having sex as frequent as usual sometimes makes the body more venerable to diseases, so as TB and other sexual transmitted diseases
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Not unless you're doing it with your lungs. If so, teach me your trick!
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TB is a bacterial infection in the lungs. It's not an STD. If you get STD during sex, it's because your partner has an active infection. TB is spread easily from person to person, via coughing or as easily as breathing on someone. But like I said, it's not an STD.
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You need a partner with TB.... if you have a partner with TB, cooking dinner, sleeping beside him/her, reading the newspaper together, showering together, probably have as much risk in catching TB than sexual activity. TB is a bacteria usually spread from air/secretions/mucus/etc from an infected person to a noninfected person.
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only if your having sex with someone who has tuberculosis.TB is an infection of the lung and u can get it by being with someone who has it through saliva even there breath its highly contagious but not sexually transmitted.
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Over indulgence in anything is not a good idea. It is probably true that over indulgence in sexual activity may adversely effect your immunity system and may make you vulnerable to disease. Now what disease you catch is totally up to what germs you have in your surrounding. Now the next question is, what is the medically accepted healthy frequency of sexual activity ?
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This Myth is working since ages in India and other countries. It has no truth at all. Of course if you keep having SEX with no food and water and living in a country like India/and other Asian countries where water and air is much contaminated, then you can get this diseases. Eat well and enjoy as much sex as you want. TB has nothing to do with SEX



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Sunday, October 12, 2008

what happens if you have a false positive tuberculosis test

what happens if you have a false positive tuberculosis test?

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A "false positive" result means the test shows you have the disease, but you really don't have it. The test was bad, in other words.
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You'd need to have the test redone, but nothing "happens".
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Certain medications can cause a false positive result. You can have the PPD repeated or have a blood test (quantiferron) which is more sensitive. A chest x-ray may be done to make sure there are no lung lesions.
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it means you do not have that disease and the test was wrong
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There is no telling whether the test was right.Consult another doctor and have the test done again.Tuberculosis is highly infectious and you should not take chances with it



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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

I have latent Tuberculosis and treated for 5 month

I have latent Tuberculosis and treated for 5 month?
The Problem is that I feel no different only a little bit, since my treatment * However one side (left/right) is always blocked. Should I be worried ????????????
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one side is blocked? one side of what? no you don't have to worry. the medication is entirely benign, so long as you have reasonably good nutrition (to avoid B6 deficiency) and so long as you avoid all alcohol (to avoid hepatitis). Make sure to complete a full 9 month treatment course- 5 months is not enough - do not stop you med. call your doctor if you have incessant vomiting, eyeballs turn yellow, or if your urine turns black (like coffee


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Saturday, October 4, 2008

What are the causes & symptoms of Bone Tuberculosis

What are the causes & symptoms of Bone Tuberculosis ??
What are its cure ? Thankyou for your answers. :)
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The cause of it is a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The symptoms include, "fever, chills, anorexia, weight loss, and local swelling." However, those symptoms do not automatically point to TB. "Tuberculosis osteomyelitis is treated with the same anti-TB medications used for the pulmonary form of tuberculosis," which are usually the antibiotics isoniazid and rifampin.
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Here is a question and answer relating to your query of treatment: http://www.doctorndtv.com/FAQ/detailfaq.asp?id=9726 Do not worry. It is treatable. Get to a doctor fast because any kind of bacterial infection of the bone could be nasty if left untreated. Some facts: Bone and joint tuberculosis may account for up to 35 percent of cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Skeletal tuberculosis most often involves the spine, followed by tuberculous arthritis in weight-bearing joints and extraspinal tuberculous osteomyelitis. http://www.aafp.org/afp/20051101/1761.html Symptoms of osteomyelitis include: Symptoms include deep pain and muscle spasms in the area of inflammation, and fever. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4681 You need to get a definitive diagnosis and get fast treatment. See your doctor who can arrange tests asap. Hope this helps. Best wishes



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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

what does it mean therapeutically when tuberculosis is describe as MDR TB or XDR TB

what does it mean therapeutically when tuberculosis is describe as MDR TB or XDR TB?

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multi-drug resistant versus extensive-drug resistant. The first one is resistant to more than one drug. the XDR is resistant to almost everything. VERY difficult to treat



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