Symptoms Of Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by bacteria. Tuberculosis is a contagious disease with a high mortality rate. In order to celebrate the global Tuberculosis, March 24, the need for increased vigilance against tuberculosis, one to recognize the symptoms early on.When you have a cough that never stops, accompanied by pain and shortness of breath, you need to be aware of the symptoms of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis detection as early as possible, may increase treatment success that will surely save your life. To detect tuberculosis, need to do a series of tests.Golden standard by the International Standards of Tuberculosis Care is sputum examination with or without X-rays. When, sputum examination can not be done, then the X-rays can also be a diagnostic tool Tuberculosis. Meanwhile, the current Mantoux test, is used in children to clinical attention by using a scoring system. The use of the Mantoux test in adults for Tuberculosis diagnostics should not be used. Because, serology for Tuberculosis, low sensitivity values.In addition, blood tests should also be conducted to assist the diagnosis of Tuberculosis. Furthermore, the need for a routine check, to analyze whether Tuberculosis experienced the kind of active or not.

After knowing the existence of Tuberculosis disease in the body, treatment should be done depends on the type of Tuberculosis is experienced, whether the kind of active or latent Tuberculosis. 
1. Latent Tuberculosis Infection

In the kind of latent Tuberculosis infection, Tuberculosis means that you are experiencing is not the kind of active Tuberculosis. In this condition, the doctor will examine how much risk you are having active Tuberculosis and adjust the treatment you receive. The treatment you receive will be of antibiotics called isoanized, to prevent latent infection turns into active infection. Dose of this medicine, will be given in the form of a daily dose or twice a week. The evaluation will be conducted regularly to ensure acceptable drug body well, without serious side effects. In case of serious side effects, a doctor may prescribe vitamin B6 or pyridoxine to prevent occurrence of side effects isoanized.
 2. Active Tuberculosis Infection

On condition of active Tuberculosis, the doctor will give some kind of antibiotics to fight the infection and immunity prevents bacteria in the body. Some combinations of antibiotics which usually needs to be taken, including the type of isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide or ethambutol. Consumption needs to be done for 6-12 months with a doctor's supervision, given the active Tuberculosis infection that can change at any time be fatal.

 3. The drug-resistant Tuberculosis

 
One type of drug-resistant Tuberculosis properties, due to the presence of tuberculosis bacteria to mutate, to reject two types of even more antibiotics. However, this condition can be overcome, with the passing of time with antibiotics prescribed drug spending. (AM)