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The standard "short" course treatment for active tuberculosis (TB) is isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol for two months, then isoniazid and rifampicin alone for a further four months. The patient is considered cured at six months. Historical data show that active TB will kill about two of every three people affected if left untreated. Hope that helped! Good luck.
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HOW IS TUBERCULOSIS CURED? PRACTICAL TUBERCULOSIS RECOVERY WITH DRUG-FREE NATURAL HEALING How is tuberculosis cured without drugs? Can tuberculosis be healed without medical drugs, without alternative drugs of any kind - instead only using diet and sleep? Dr. Stanley Bass is specialized in no-drugs natural healing and has 65+ years experience. He combines two no-drugs dietary healing methods: century-old Natural Hygiene (Orthopathy, Science of Health) methods newer research about the insulin mechanism (typically used in low-carb, hunter-gatherer, Atkins, sugar-buster methods). Dr. Bass says yes - it is possible to reverse tuberculosis without drugs or medicines, it has been done many times - and devotes his website (www.drbass.com) to teach about the possibilities of drug-free healing.
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We have great success wth TB. It is a cellular dysfunction that can be correctd naturally.
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I am sorry, but tuberculosis CANNOT be cured. It can be managed and even become dormant, but it always there. It remains in your lungs inside a granuloma and if your immune system becomes weakened it can become active again. Once you have TB you have it for life!!
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First of all all of your family members need to stay away from her! It is highly contagious. All of your family members should be checked out by a doctor to make sure none of you have it. There are drugs that can help her. I think she can be cured totally but she needs to talk more with her doctor about it.
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TB is not curable, it can be treated but it can not be cured.
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Prognosis depends on the organs invoved (chest , spine , brain , etc) and the resistance profile of the tubercle bacterium.In case of a mutli drug resistance, the cure rate isn't splendid but most sensitive strains are manageable. For sensitive bacterium , the drugs - rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol +/- streptomycin are used. The exact duration and regimen would be decided by your clinician based on your case profile. It could range from 6 months to 18months (TB Spine). Here I'd like to assert that tuberculosis "infection" from sensistive strain can be completely cured; your sister would lead a very NORMAL life post her treatment.The damage caused by the infection is permanent, hence the fibrocalcific scar would persist. The lungs have a great reserve capacity and it is unlikely that post treatment she would get any symptoms. Cases of extra pulmonary TB can have secondary diseases like meningitis , hydrocephalous , paresis|pralysis of limbs, loss of sensations, bladder|bowel incontinence - all these condition need appropriately specialised treatment.
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Firstly, please don't worry about staying away from her - the person who told you this is insensitive and wrong. TB is infectious but only if the person has pulmonary (lung) TB and only if they are coughing lots of sputum (phlegm). If it was felt that you were at risk then your sister would already have been advised to stay away from you and may even have been admitted to hospital for isolation nursing. If you have all had your BCG (TB) vaccinations (usually at school) you will be safe. If not, then you will need to be treated with preventative medicines but this will be handled by TB specialist health professionals. Most TB cases are treated in the community and because of this there is an excellent system for screening and treating possible contacts such as family members of a sufferer. There are new strains of multi-drug resistant TB emerging, but if your sister had been diagnosed with one of these she would be in hospital and isolated. Even then you could visit her - you would just have to ake the same precautions the nursing and medical staff took such as gloves and masks. TB is considered cured after 6 months of treatment and although it does remain dormant in your system most people return to normal health and are not troubled again with it. The only reasons to worry about infection are if you are taking medicines that suppress your immune system such as anti-rejection drugs following transplant or chemotherapy treatment for cancer. Talk to your own doctor and he or she should be able to reassure you. I hope this helps you. Your sister will need love and TLC in the months to come - the medications she will be taking will probably make her feel unwell themselves. I hope she gets better soon
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