Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial disease that primarily involves the lungs. Tuberculosis may develop after inhaling infected droplets sprayed into the air from a cough or sneeze of someone infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Symptoms
* Limited to minor cough and mild fever, if apparent
* Fatigue
* Unintentional weight loss
* Coughing up blood
* Fever and night sweats
* Phlegm-producing cough
Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:
* Wheezing
* Excessive sweating, especially at night
* Chest pain
* Breathing difficulty
Treatment
The goal of treatment is to cure the infection with drugs that fight the tuberculosis bacteria. The intial treatment may involve a combination of many drugs. It is continued until lab tests show which medicine works best.
Treatment usually lasts for 6 months, but longer courses may be needed for persons with AIDS or whose disease responds slowly.
You may need to be admitted to a hospital to prevent the spread of the disease to others until you are no longer contagious.
Incomplete treatment of TB infections (such as failure to take medications for the prescribed length of time) can contribute to the emergence of drug-resistant strains of bacteria.
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