Tuberculosis

(TB ) Tuberculosis

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May 21 , 2010 (TB ) Tuberculosis

Introduction

Did you know that in the current world , there are those people who still think that Tuberculosis is a disease of the past (Health News flash 2002 . Estimates by world health organization (WHO ) indicate that every year , 8 million people suffer from TB and 2 million succumb to it worldwide . The disease is passed from one person to another through air and it mostly attacks the lungs though this does not exclude other parts

of the body as well . Most people get infected without knowing it because it may not display its symptoms in some occasions , in what is called latent tuberculosis . More of 90 cases of tuberculosis can be treated (EMed TV , 2010 . Based on the researches that have been done , this essay seeks to find out about the causes , symptoms and treatment of the disease

Causes

TB is caused by known as bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis . This bacterium spreads through droplets that are microscopic . They are usually released in the air when a person with active coughs of TB which are untreated , sneezes , spits or even through speaking . Even though the bacteria get into the air every time a person opens his or her mouth , it is not easy to get infected that easily . When compared to flu , the latter spreads more easily than the former . For one to be infected , he must be exposed to the bacteria for long . A person who has the...