Wednesday, November 9, 2011

cadre of TB

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cadre of TB
TB is a cadre of volunteers in assisting units of local health services in TB control in accordance with the ability
Who will be the cadre of TB?
All members of society who are willing, interested and have the awareness to social issues and health, his Special TB Example: Members of the PKK, Coral cadets, scouts, students, or community leaders
WHAT IS THE ROLE cadre?
The role of volunteers in TB control are:
1. Provide Guidance on TB and mitigation to the community
2. Help find dicuigai ill TB patients in their area and report to health workers
3. Reminding patients to seek treatment and check sputum to the clinic in accordance with the schedule
4. Assist health centers or other health facilities in guiding and providing motivation to always do the oversight PMO swallowing drugs
5. Being a coordinator PMO
6. Becoming a PMO

What to do if find a cadre of people suspected of TB SUFFERING?
1. Advise the person to check into the clinic or other health facilities nearby
2. TB informed that the examination can also be performed in clinics and provided free medicine if proven ill TB
3. Report any patients with suspected TB in the region SUFFERING to health workers

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Randy: TIPS / TRICKS Prevent Transmission of TB

Randy: TIPS / TRICKS Prevent Transmission of TB: " What are the ways of preventing transmission of TB "? ? 1. Take TB medications completely and regularly until healed . 2. Tb p...

TIPS / TRICKS Prevent Transmission of TB

"What are the ways of preventing transmission of TB"??
1. Take TB medications completely and regularly until healed.
2. Tb patients should shut his mouth when coughing and sneezing
3. TB germs are out with spark issued sputum of TB patients
- Talk: 000-200 germs.
- Cough: 0-3500 germs.
- Sneezing: 4500-1000000 germ
4. not dispose of sputum any place, but disposed of in a special place and sealed, eg by using containers / cans sealed. that had been given carbolic / antiseptic or sand and then piled into the ground
5. Running CLEAN and healthy behavior
   among others:
- Drying bedding
- Open windows and doors every morning to air and sunlight in.
- The flow of air (ventilation) is good in the room can reduce the number of germs in the air, direct sunlight can kill germs.
- Eat nutritious food.
- No smoking and drinking
- Perform a physical activity / exercise regularly
- Wash eating utensils and drinking with clean flowing water with soap.
- Wash hands with clean water and soap.

treatment of TB

   GROUP OF TB TREATMENT THERE HOW MUCH?
   Berasalkan history of previous treatment, TB patients were divided
     into several groups (type)
1. new patients
     TB patients who were never treated with Anti Tuberculosis Drugs   (coz) or have been swallowed OAT is less than one month (4 weeks)
2. patients relapse
     Are the TB patients who have recovered or received incomplete treatment, then declared sick again with TB smear positive results.
3. Patients drop out of treatment after treatment
     is the treatment of TB patients who dropped out for 2 months or more, then expressed still sick
4. failure patients
     Patients who started treatment after the results of sputum remains positive or becomes positive again
5. patients transferred
     Patient is transferred from the clinic or home, hospital or between different city districts to continue treatment.
6. Other
     Are all cases that do not meet the provisions above. In this group included patients with chronic cases, ie patients with test results still psitif after completion of treatment

Transmission of TB

  TB patients with smear (acid fast bacilli) positive gives greater transmission of TB patients with smear. negative
The risk of a person exposed to TB germs are determined by the amount of phlegm in the air and a spark duration of the inhaled air.
   "TYPE TB":
  Pulmonary tuberculosis:
pulmonary tuberculosis is tuberculosis that attacks the lungs
Extra pulmonary tuberculosis:
Tuberculosis affecting organs other than the lung, lining of the brain, pericardium, lymph nodes, bones, joints, klit, intestine, kidney, urinary tract, genitals and other

TB? what is it?

  TB or who formerly known infectious TB disease directly caused by TB bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). TB is not caused by witchcraft or a curse and not a hereditary disease.
   TB can affect anyone, especially attacking PRODUCTIVE age / still actively employed (15-50 years) and children. TB can cause death. If not treated immediately, 50% will die after 5 years.
WHAT SYMPTOMS TB?
The main symptoms of TB:
continuous cough for 2 weeks
Other symptoms:
- Cough with blood
- Shortness of breath and chest pain
- Body limp
- Decreased appetite
- Weight loss
- Sense of not feeling well (of weakness)
- Fever of prolonged fever
- Sweating at night though not conduct activities
LIKE WHERE TB Transmission?
   Transmission, while coughing up phlegm containing kumanTB pasian, When coughing or sneezing, Patient spreading germs around 3500 when sneezing spread germs and 4500-10000 germs contained in a spark of phlegm.
   Transmission is by splashing sputum that can last for several hours in the room is moist and not exposed to sunlight.

   The more bacteria that are found in the patient's body, means the greater the likelihood of transmission to others

TB? what is it?

Tuberculosis (TB) is the third largest cause of death in INDONESIA.
It is estimated that each year there are 539,000 new cases, and of the case 101 000 people died of TB. TB can be cured if patients take medication from a doctor regularly for 6-8 months in accordance with doctor's instructions
    This treatment takes a long time, so it is possible non-adherent patients in swallowing the drug, while there is still a stigma about TB, and the very limited information services and treatment of TB in the community.
    To overcome these problems and the role of society as a cadre of officers from leading health care unit is essential. Expected with the presence of cadres and workers in the public assistance will decrease drop-out rates and increased recovery and discovery of the TB cases in the region.