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Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, [7] is a contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. [1]
Intestinal tuberculosis: Tuberculosis of the intestine can affect multiple areas of the bowel simultaneously. The bacilli penetrate the mucosa, cause caseous necrosis and scarring. The bacilli penetrate the mucosa, cause caseous necrosis and scarring.
PTLD affects a substantial proportion of TB survivors [3] (of whom there were an estimated 155 million globally in 2020), estimated as much as 50 percent overall and more than 70 percent in survivors of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. [4] Around 10 percent have lost more than half of their lung function. [4]
TB is a bacterium that normally enters the lungs but can also attack the kidney, spine and brain. There are two types of TB. Active TB means the infection is in the lungs and can spread to others ...
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Latent tuberculosis (LTB), also called latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is when a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not have active tuberculosis (TB). Active tuberculosis can be contagious while latent tuberculosis is not, and it is therefore not possible to get TB from someone with latent tuberculosis.
Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB.. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid, rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for the first two months.
Warning to public to be alert to TB symptoms as the UK heads into winter Warning over surge in Tuberculosis as progress in eliminating disease ‘stalls’ Skip to main content