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
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