Monday, January 28, 2013

Are there cures for Tuberculosis

Are there cures for Tuberculosis?
If so, What are the the cures? This is for a report.
Infectious Diseases - 6 Answers
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1 :
There is no cure for tb, you can only treat it, once you've been exposed you're ppd (the test they do to check for tb) will always come up positive. they then do a chest x-ray to see if you have active tb.
2 :
TB is like HIV. Once a person has it it's impossible to get rid of. However, it can be suppressed, so it's not active and contagious. Check out the link below:
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yes there is a cure for TB ....it is an infection ....... there are many regimen to treat TB the one i can think of is the 'quadruple therapy ' which consist from 1.refampicin 2.INH 3.streptomycin or ethambutol 4.pyrizinamide this treatment is for 6 months the first two months you use 4 drugs and for the last 4 months you drop no.3 and 4 hope that helps
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Yes, there is a cure if its detected on time. The two antibiotics most commonly used are rifampicin and isoniazid. The treatment last around 6 months to 12 months to entirely eliminate mycobacteria from the body. This is only if its detected on time, because once its very advance it can be a dangerous disease that without the continous treatment can cause death. If the patient follow the treatment as the doctor says there's no problem for him/her to be completly cured. As a note: People with HIV are more common of getting this disease.
5 :
Yes, tuberculosis can be cured. Treatment therapy is lengthy and normally antibiotics are taken for 6 to 12 months to completely destroy the bacteria. The exact drugs and length of treatment depend on age, overall health, the results of susceptibility tests and whether the TB is active or just TB infection. If the TB is active, the usual meds used are isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide. These can be changed during the course of treatment if any become ineffective. There is also a combined med, Rifater, which is a combination of isoniazid, rifampin & pyrazinamide and completely destroys the bacteria. Another is rifapentine (Priftin) which is taken once weekly for the last 4 months of therapy. The multidrug-resistant strains of TB (MDR-TB) currently around are due to incompletion of drug therapy. Because of the lengthy treatment, people often stop taking their meds. It's extremely important to complete all drug therapies for the full course of treatment.
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Tuberculosis can be completely cured provide you follow the doctor's advice strictly. Nutritious diet , rest, drugs , vitamins and periodical check up. Avoiding alcohol, smoking , betel nuts etc. Now the duration of treatment is only six months and that too combinations of tablets to be taken orally only

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