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Myobacterium tuberculosis (TB)

laylasnyder2 — 2024-07-22 01:22:30 UTC

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis in humans, it is a very serious disease to contract and have in all honesty.

laylasnyder2 — 2024-07-22 01:25:02 UTC

TB is an airborne pathogen and is contracted through sneezing, coughing, laughing or even singing if the person is not careful and has either the vaccine or enough precaution is used.

laylasnyder2 — 2024-07-22 01:29:23 UTC

Anyone is at risk for getting Tuberculosis but there are some groups of people who have a higher risk of getting it like healthcare workers, people with low immune systems, people who have HIV, and those who possibly have other underlying conditions.

laylasnyder2 — 2024-07-22 01:50:35 UTC

Most diseases come with symptoms and a bunch of them have a lot of the same ones but Tuberculosis symptoms can include pain in the chest, pain can occur while just breathing, coughing (regular or coughing up blood), chills, fatigue, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and even more symptoms.

Prevention

laylasnyder2 — 2024-07-22 01:57:20 UTC

The primary prevention of TB is the vaccine against it, it is a two shot series and it is done a week apart. Almost all healthcare workers should have to get it since they will more than likely come in contact with someone who has it. You could also Social distance yourself from someone who suspects that they have it, although most people do not actually contract TB.

laylasnyder2 — 2024-07-22 02:00:31 UTC

Most of the time treatment is not required for some of those that have TB, but those who are actively showing signs and symptoms of Tuberculosis will have to undergo a long series of antibiotics. The time period for those who do have to have the treatment is around 6 to 12 months long.

laylasnyder2 — 2024-07-22 02:03:51 UTC

A few random facts about tuberculosis would be that for one it can show up on an X-ray which I find pretty cool.

Tuberculosis is a respiratory disease which affects the lungs.

It is pretty rare to have an active case of TB, there are only about 200,000 every year in the U.S.