Friday, December 28, 2012

what is tuberculosis

what is tuberculosis?
my husband wrote me a letter (he is visiting family in mexico, i did not want to go this time)saying that he might have it.what is it and he said to take our daughter to the doctor and see if she has it.is it contagious or may she have been born with it.thank you for anything you might be able to tell me.
Infectious Diseases - 6 Answers
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1 :
its a deadly disease Google it
2 :
its a disease that fucks your lungs over and can kill you more like will kill you
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Tuberculosis is an infection caused by breathing in germs from another person who has them (they get coughed out in microscopic particles of spit). It's a very common disease, and probably about 1/3 of the world's population has been infected with it. Nine times out of ten, the immune system responds successfully to it and it never develops into an illness. When it does develop into an illness, it is normally pretty easy to treat in an otherwise healthy person. Drug-resistant strains do exist, but they are not very common right now. Anyone can get tuberculosis, even if they have been vaccinated. In the US and some other countries with good public health and sanitation, incidence has been declining for a long time. But that decline has slowed in the last several years, perhaps due to newer strains of the drug, more international travel, or just bad luck.
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In lay mens terms, its an illness that causes your lungs to become filled with mucus. Often times you have trouble breathing and a very severe cough. Sometimes you cough up blood. TB (Tuberculosis) is a very serious illness that will result in death if it is not treated. Fortunately there are very good treatments for it. An oral medication taken everyday for several month will normally suffice. The test for TB is a small shot the is delivered right under your skin on your arm. Between 48-76 hours after you get the shot, the doctor or a nurse will look to see if there is a rash where you got injected. If there is, there is a high likelihood that you have been infected. The next thing they will do is take a sample of your sputum and likely take an xray of your chest. TB is very very contagious, so until you get the all clear, avoid public places. TB is also very common in Mexico so it could be likely that your husband became infected while he was down there. There is no need to worry though, because I'm sure that if any of you are infected you will be getting good care afterwards. Cheers.
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Oh man,that's scary...thank God he called and warned you. That's what Doc Holiday died of....but today's medical experts can fix it. God bless you all.
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TUBERCULOSIS IS A VERY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE, YES. BUT DON'T PANIC, IT'S CURABLE. SIMPLY SEE YOUR DOCTOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND DO AS HE SAYS. YOU'LL BE FINE. TAKE CARE

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