Question 1

what is the difference between tuberculosis and bronchitis. (symptoms)?

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TB MAKES YOU SICKER: Tuberculosis can cause cough, expectoration, coughing up blood, fever, night sweats, chest discofort or pain depending on the spread in the lungs, shortness of breath, weight loss, fatigue, loss of appetite 
bronchitis may cause cough, fever, expectoration  and shorter course.

Question 2

if a female is expecting and she has tuberculosis or bronchitis, can it affect the 20 week old fetus?

Accepted Answer

Complicated: The basic answer is absolutely.  Particularly tuberculosis.  Acute bronchitis is usually viral and whether it affect the fetus depends on the cause and what else is going on.

Question 3

after bronchitis, could a year of pleurisy and severe fatigue followed by necrotizing granulomatous lymphadenitis be from tuberculosis? node is benign

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It depends  lab: It is  possible  but woul  work with your  physician and infectious disease  specialist to clarify.  I assume your  physicians looked  for that and there are  other causes  that need to be clarified  incduing pulmoanry disease  of inflammatory types.  You may need to have  your  physicians have  you see  pulmoanry specialist  and even a rheuamtologist  depending on therest  of your  studies

Question 4

how serious is tuberculosis?

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Tuberculosis: Few years ago, who estimated, one third of world population get TB infection. Highest rate: se asia, china, india, africa and latin america. If left untreated, 5-10% develop TB disease. Crowded, poor environmental condition, poor nutritional status enhance transmission. 
A slow killing disease, can affect every human organ, if untreated causes death. 3-4 meds needed for minimum 9 months for cure.

Question 5

can you die from tuberculosis?

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Yes: If untreated, tuberculosis can progress and kill.  There are good treatments for TB , and in most cases is

Question 6

can you advise for tuberculosis?

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TB: The tuberculosis bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. If not treated properly, TB disease can be fatal. Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick. As a result, two TB-related conditions exist: latent TB infection and TB disease.  Treatment for both entails taking antibiotics for a significant period.

Question 7

what are the symptoms for tuberculosis?

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Varies: Symptoms include cough [with mucus, blood], excessive night sweating, fatigue, fever, and unintentional weight loss. If you suspect that you may have been exposed to tb, see your physician for testing.

Question 8

what is tuberculosis? and it's symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Bacterial infection: TB is an infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The most common location of infection is in the lungs and is manifested by cough with sputum, low grade fever and weight loss. TB can spread to other organs too if left untreated. Chest xray, serologic testing or sputum culture are means to diagnose. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

Question 9

is there chances of undiagnosed tuberculosis..?

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Yes: Tuberculosis is a disease that can remain in it's latent or asymptomatic phase for many years.  If concerned there are simple skin tests and blood tests that can check to see if you have this, so see your doctor if you think you may have been exposed to it so that you get tested.

Question 10

what is the medication for treating tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

There are many.: This reference lists 41 of them:  https://www.drugs.com/condition/tuberculosis-active.html

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