Tuberculosis
Although pediatrics If we consider under te, in fact tuberculosis (TB) in people of all ages all over the world is a common disease threatening. Particularly a bacterial infection that affects the lungs. After meeting people microbe, the immune system fights it. If the bacteria overcome the body for years without symptoms in mold yerleşir.baz also cause lung disease after flammable.
When the baby's immune system is still weak and crowded, filthy living environment, better nourished children are at highest risk for disease.
What are the symptoms?
Cough, bloody sputum, mild fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, sweating, chest and back pain, digital clubbing seen. Also, different areas of the body affect tuberculosis meningitis, arthritis can do. According to the affected area symptoms also vary.
Your doctor will want to diagnose a skin test, chest X-ray taken if there is suspicion that some blood tests to make, you will want to see the tests that prove the existence of germs.
Tuberculosis is transmitted from the infected person's sneeze and cough. Children usually receive from adult germ. The risk of transmitting germs to the patient a child's age is very low. It may take 2-4 weeks after the treatment started more contagion. Treatment can take as long as 1 year.
It is possible to protect against tuberculosis with BCG
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