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TUBERCULOSIS |
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Tuberculosis Causes: |
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Tuberculosis is caused by mycobacteria.
Children and people who have weaker immunity system are
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more prone to tuberculosis infection. |
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Tuberculosis spreads from person to person by droplet
infection. |
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When someone with
tuberculosis infection coughs, sneezes, or talks, tiny
droplets of saliva or mucus |
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are expelled into the air, which could be
inhaled by another person. |
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The bacteria get settle in lung and start to grow in lung. |
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Then the bacteria are transmitted to lymph system and bloodstream and
spread to other organs. |
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The bacteria further
multiply in organs that have high oxygen pressures, such
as the upper lobes of lungs, |
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kidneys, bone marrow, and meninges and spinal cord |
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Risk factors for TB are following:
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Diseases that weaken the immune system
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HIV infection
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Low socioeconomic status
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Alcoholism |
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Health care worker |
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Crowded living conditions
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Tuberculosis
Symptoms: |
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Generally no symptoms of
illness until the disease are quite advanced.
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Symptoms of tuberculosis depend upon which organ is involved by it.
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Fever ,weakness, loss of
appetite, and weight loss are common symptoms |
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Tuberculosis in lung have symptoms of
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Severe cough lasting more than 2 weeks. |
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Haemoptysis. |
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Sometime people who are infected but
may not have symptoms. |
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Tuberculosis may
involve other organs The most common sites are: |
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Lymph nodes |
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Genitourinary tract
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Bone and joint sites
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Meninges |
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The lining covering the outside of the gastrointestinal tract. |
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Diagnosis of
Tuberculosis |
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Following
tests to be performed to diagnose tuberculosis |
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Chest x-ray: The most
common diagnostic test that leads to the suspicion of infection is a
chest x-ray |
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Mantoux skin test |
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Sputum testing: Sputum
testing for acid-fast bacilli is the only test that confirms a TB
diagnosis. |
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Homoeopathic
Treatment: |
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ARS IOD: In the early stages of
tuberculosis, profound prostration, rapid, irritable
pulse, recurring fever |
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and sweats, emaciation; tendency to diarrhea. |
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DROSERA: laryngeal phthisis can benefit by it. Vomiting of food
from coughing with gastric irritation and |
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profuse expectoration.
Tubercular glands. |
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SANGUINAREA: Severe dyspnœa and constriction of chest. Burning
sensation in chest, rusty colored |
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offensive sputum. |
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TUBERCULINUM: Shortness of breath. Sensation of suffocation, even
with plenty of fresh air, rapid |
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loss of weight, very sensitive
physically & mentally. |
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(NOTE: The above
given information about medicine is just for information, patient should
not take medicines by own as homoeopathy believes in individualization
and medicine & dose changes for each person) |
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