I think i may have Tuberculosis?
Im 16, Ive been ill for 4days now, hardly able to get out of bed... these are my symptons: Night Sweats, Headaches, Really bad dizzyness, lower back ache, fever symptons, coughing up phlem * sometimes with black/red stuff in * Ive not yet been to the doctors but i have an emergncy appoinment in 4hrs, could anyone please tell me what is going on and what Tuberculosis actually is as i am pretty scared.
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Most of the time when people are first infected with TB, the disease is so mild that they don't even know they have it. People with latent TB don't have symptoms unless the disease becomes active. Symptoms of active TB may include: * A cough that brings up thick, cloudy, and sometimes bloody mucus from the lungs (called sputum) for more than 2 weeks. * Tiredness and weight loss. * Night sweats and a fever. * A rapid heartbeat. * Swelling in the neck (when lymph nodes in the neck are infected). * Shortness of breath and chest pain (in rare cases). Most of the time, doctors combine four antibiotics to treat active TB. It’s important to take the medicine for active TB for at least 6 months. Almost all people are cured if they take their medicine just like their doctor says to. If tests still show an active TB infection after 6 months, then treatment continues for another 2 or 3 months. Most people with latent TB are treated with only one antibiotic that they take for 9 months. This reduces their risk for getting active TB. If you miss doses of your medicine, or if you stop taking your medicine too soon, your treatment may fail or have to go on longer. You may have to start your treatment over again. This can also cause the infection to get worse or lead to an infection that is resistant to antibiotics. This is much harder to treat. TB can only be cured if you take all the doses of your medicine. A doctor or nurse may have to watch you take it to make sure that you never miss a dose and that you take it the proper way. You may have to go to the doctor's office every day, or a nurse may come to your home or work. This is called direct observational treatment. It helps people follow all of the instructions and keep up with their treatment, which can be complex and take a long time. Cure rates for TB have greatly improved because of this type of treatment. If active TB is not treated, it can damage your lungs or other organs and can be deadly.
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You must go to the doctor immediately... Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis .Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect the other systems... The classic symptoms of tuberculosis are a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. Infection of other organs causes a wide range of symptoms. The diagnosis relies on radiology (chest X-rays), a tuberculin skin test, blood tests....
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Well, unless you are at risk for TB, a couple of things would be much more likely- pneumonia or meningitis to name a couple. You are correct to be going to the doctor as soon as possible to find out what is going on
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