Question 1

what is tb and what couses it?

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Tuberculosis: This is a potentially lethal infection which is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.  Primary infection is usually in the lungs, but it can spread and affect virtually any area of the body.

Question 2

what is tb ?  and how is it cure ?

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Tuberculosis: This feared infection is caused by a type of bug known as a mycobacterium. In the past there were significant more risks in this country and there were even sanitoriums to house those infected and to keep them from the general population.

It is difficult to treat but now there are medications that one takes for some time to cure this infection.

Question 3

what is mdr tb?

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MDR: This stands for multiple drug resistant tuberculosis. This illness is gradually spreading throughout the world and is creating a great amount of difficulty in management of these patients, with  a resultant higher mortality rate.

Question 4

what is active tb disease?

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Tough to treat: It means it's not in the latent or dormant stage. It's actively causing an infection in the body, usually the lung but it can occur elsewhere like the kidneys. It's also considered contagious in this active phase and needs several medications to treat it.

Question 5

what is a tb shot suppose look like after three days?

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TB Testing: If it is negative there should be nearly nothing left over after the injection.  If there is any raised redness then your physician will know what to do next.

Question 6

how do i know exactly what is a tb negative skin test?

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+ PPD: This means that there was minimal induration on a PPD  that is read 48 to 72 hours after administered. The PPD is likely to be + in someone who has been exposed to TB before  or if they were previously given bcg. It is likely to be - in someone who does not fit into those categories.

Question 7

what is a tb skin test and what are the procedures (injection)?

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Skin test: It is a liquid (purified protein derivative) that is injected under the skin on the forearm (the ventral side or underside of the forearm) as a bleb that goes away. It tests to see if you were exposed to tb. When it is positive there is an indurated (raised and red) reaction bigger than a dime. It has to be read 2 days after it is done.

Question 8

what is the best tb test and does it hurt?

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Sputum: To check for active pulmonary tb, sputum stain and culture is an easy and painless way to test. Sometimes a blood test or a skin test are needed. They involve a needle stick. In certain cases a bronchoscopy, and/or a biopsy are needed.

Question 9

what is drug-resistant tb?

Accepted Answer

Emerging threat: Tb is a bacteria that is killed by certain antibiotics. When the antibiotic is unable to kill the bacteria, because said bacteria found a way to defend against the antibiotic, then they have become resistant. This is a concern since we have a limited number of effective antibiotics, when we loose them, we cannot treat TB anymore.

Question 10

what is multidrug-resistant tb and extensively drug-resistant tb?

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See below: Multidrug resistant TB is resistant to at least inh and rifampicin. Extensively drug resistant is resistant to at least inh, rifampicin, and a quinolone and at least one of the following: kanamycin, capreomycin, or amikacin. In short, these are cases of TB where the bacterium is increasingly immune to the most important tools that we have to fight it.

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