1 / 8

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs. It spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Common symptoms include chills, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and fatigue. Treatment involves a regimen of multiple medications over 6 to 12 months, and proper adherence is critical to prevent relapse. Vaccination is key to prevention. Over a third of the global population is infected with TB, highlighting the need for awareness and education.

nyssa-tillman
Télécharger la présentation

Tuberculosis

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Tuberculosis Martha Rodriguez

  2. What is Tuberculosis caused by? Tuberculosis is a disease caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs.

  3. How is it transmitted? • Tuberculosis is spread through the air. If you are not treated properly TB disease can be fatal. • People who have it and breath in and out can spread the disease • Its not transmitted by kissing, shaking hands and sharing food and drinks.

  4. What are the symptoms? • Some symptoms of TB disease are • Chills • Fever • Sweating at night • Weight loss • No appetite • Weakness and fatigue

  5. How do you treat the Disease? • TB disease can be treated by taking several drugs for 6 to 12 months. If they stop using the drugs too soon they will become sick again also if they don’t take the drugs as directed.

  6. History of the Disease • One third of the worlds current population has been infected by Tuberculosis. • It is estimated that 25,000 new cases are discovered each year in the U.S. • Tuberculosis started in 1882.

  7. How to prevent Tuberculosis • If you want to prevent Tuberculosis you should get the vaccine. • The vaccine usually leaves a red bubbly mark 4 weeks after it has been given and then disappears into a faded area on the skin around 6 to 7 months later.

  8. For more info. visit…….. • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_there_a_vaccine_for_Tuberculosis&alreadyAsked=1&rtitle=How_do_you_prevent_tuberculosis • http://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/default.htm

More Related