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Austin Tuberculosis: Research & Treatment
Austin Tuberculosis: Research & Treatment
TUBERCULOSIS?
TUBERCULOSIS IS AN INFECTIOUS
BACTERIAL DISEASE THAT IS
CAUSED BY A BACTERIA NAMED
MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS.
IT USUALLY AFFECTS ORGANS SUCH
AS KIDNEYS, HEART AND LUNGS.
STRUCTURE OF MYCOBACTERIUM
TUBERCULOSIS
Inhalation of airborne bacteria
Smoking and consumption of alcohol
Transmission through TB infected
person
Poor nutrition
Aging
HIV
Living in un hygienic environments
VARIOUS SYMPTOMS
OF TUBERCULOSIS
Chronic cough with sputum
Fever
Nail clubbing
Sudden weight loss
Fatigue
Night sweats
Chills
Loss of appetite
Shortness of breath
Chest X-rays
Analysis of sputum
Skin test
Chest radiograph
TREATMENTS FOR
TUBERCULOSIS
Anti-TB drug agents like isoniazid,
rifampin, ethambuto, pyrazinamide etc.,
Beta blockers
Therapies like directly observed
therapy(DOT), drug therapy, isoniazid
therapy etc.,
Inhibitors
Surgical resection
Tuberculin skin test
DIET
PLAN
FOR A
TB
PATIENT