Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease that commonly affects your lungs. The bacteria that cause tuberculosis are spread from one person to another through tiny droplets released into the air via coughs and sneezes. Virtually all body organs can be affected by TB.
Types of Tuberculosis:
- Primary Tuberculosis Pneumonia
- Tuberculous Pleural Effusion
- Cavitary Tuberculosis
- Miliary TB
- Laryngeal Tuberculosis
Risk Factors:
- HIV infection (the virus that causes AIDS)
- Substance abuse
- Silicosis
- Diabetes mellitus
- Severe kidney disease
- Low body weight
- Organ transplants
- Head and neck cancer
How TB Spreads ?
TB is spread through the air from one person to another. The TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected.
Symptoms
- Pain in the chest
- Coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs)
- Weakness or fatigue
- Weight loss
- no appetite
- Chills
- Fever
- Sweating at night
