Treatment, Controls and Prevention

By :
Amirah bt. Awang Anis Adilah Izzati bt. Azizan Ainur Atiqah bt. Tumingan Anis Suraya bt. Muhammad Zulkifli

 Can be diagnose using 2 main ways. Chest X-ray; show up TB damage to the lung as opaque areas and large, thickwalled cavities.

Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

 However, other disease can give similar image. Chest X-ray can suggest TB but not confirm it. Examining the DNA of bacteria; diagnosed by finding Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in a clinical specimen taken from the patient.

Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Other ways to diagnose The medical Tuberculosis history

The physical examination Mantoux skin test other

Surgical biopsy.

 Antibiotics for many months. First couple of months a cocktail of different antibiotics us used. (Ensure full attack to bacteria).

Treatment of Tuberculosis

 Followed by 4-7 months taking 2 antibiotics. In 9 months most patients completely free of TB. But take 12-18 months for all traces of active disease have gone.

Treatment of Tuberculosis

 For Human Improving living standards. Less crowded housing and working conditions, less likely to pass disease. People are better fed and healthier, less likely to develop the full-blown disease.

Controls of Tuberculosis

 For Cattle Preventing & treating disease in cattle. Pasteurising or heating milk before it is drunk prevent the spread of M.bovis.

Controls of Tuberculosis

 Immunisation. A single injection of BCG (Bacillus Calmete-Guerin) vaccine mostly to young babies and other at risk from infection. It is cheaper than the treatment.

Prevention of Tuberculosis

Bacillus CalmetteGuerin

(BCG)

An injection

WHO IS AT RISK??

Young babies (infant)

in developing country

Imigrants from country with high rate infection

Increasing Factor
Deteriorating social condition in some areas Immigration Movement of refuges between country More foreign travel Increase in intravenous drug used Increasing number of HIV/AIDS

 M.tuberculosis cause of TB Mantoux test to detect TB

MULTI DRUG STRAIN