What are the symptoms of t.b.and what are the precautions of t.b.

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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by a bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (or TB) The most common site (about 85%) for TB to develop is in the pulmonary tract. There are many types of tuberculosis, but the main two types are termed either active or latent tuberculosis infection. Active TB is when the disease is actively producing symptoms and can be transmitted to other people, and Latent TB is when the person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, but the bacteria are not producing symptoms (usually due to the body's immune system suppressing the bacterial growth and spread) and have no TB bacteria in the sputum. Although there are a number of TB types, pulmonary tuberculosis is responsible for the majority (about 85%) of TB infections. Consequently, pulmonary TB symptoms and signs may occur with or even before other types of TB are diagnosed. The classical clinical symptoms and signs of pulmonary TB may include the following: Fever Night sweats Cough (often chronic) Hemoptysis (coughing up bloody sputum) Decrease or loss of appetite Weight loss and/or muscle loss (unintentional) Fatigue and/or malaise Chest pain (pain while breathing) Shortness of breath Swollen lymph nodes Pneumonitis (may be the only symptom in the elderly). The most effective precaution to TB is the isolation of the infected patient and simultaneously using of mask and avoiding contact of a healthy person with the infected patient.

Amrita Dewan · Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by a bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (or TB) The most common site (about 85%) for TB to develop is in the pulmonary tract. There are many types of tuberculosis, but the main two types are termed either active or latent tuberculosis infection. Active TB is when the disease is actively producing symptoms and can be transmitted to other people, and Latent TB is when the person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, but the bacteria are not producing symptoms (usually due to the body's immune system suppressing the bacterial growth and spread) and have no TB bacteria in the sputum. Although there are a number of TB types, pulmonary tuberculosis is responsible for the majority (about 85%) of TB infections. Consequently, pulmonary TB symptoms and signs may occur with or even before other types of TB are diagnosed. The classical clinical symptoms and signs of pulmonary TB may include the following: Fever Night sweats Cough (often chronic) Hemoptysis (coughing up bloody sputum) Decrease or loss of appetite Weight loss and/or muscle loss (unintentional) Fatigue and/or malaise Chest pain (pain while breathing) Shortness of breath Swollen lymph nodes Pneumonitis (may be the only symptom in the elderly). The most effective precaution to TB is the isolation of the infected patient and simultaneously using of mask and avoiding contact of a healthy person with the infected patient.