Tuberculosis and methods of combating it. How to identify the symptoms of the disease in time?

Tuberculosis is a diverse infectious disease caused by bacilli and microbacteria that affects various tissues.

Tuberculosis of the lungs( consumption) is the most well-known disease. In the lungs, tubercle bacilli form the primary focus;where the disease spreads to the lymph nodes( the so-called primary complex).

In the future, the infection can penetrate the lymphatic or circulatory system and spread throughout the body, creating numerous tuberculous tubercles in other tissues( miliary tuberculosis).Tuberculous tubercles are the smallest nodular tissue formations that gradually change and unite together, destroying healthy tissues.

People more likely to have this disease are all age groups of both sexes.

Which organ or part of the body is exposed most often: the lungs( most often), possibly spread to other tissues and organs.

Symptoms and their manifestations

In the initial stage, the symptoms of the disease do not appear. X-ray studies performed after death showed that many people were sick with tuberculosis( as evidenced by the presence in the lungs of old tubercular tubercles and cicatrices), but they recovered without suspecting that they had such a disease.

If at an early stage this disease is somehow manifested, then its symptoms resemble the FLU or an infection of the upper respiratory tract. Later, more serious symptoms may occur, including fever and intense sweating( especially at night), fatigue with loss of appetite and weight, malaise and fatigue. There is a severe cough with thick sputum, which often contains blood, chest pains are felt and breathing difficulties occur, and in some cases a red turbid urine is released.

A person with signs of tuberculosis should immediately begin treatment.

Treatment of

is carried out with the use of antituberculosis drugs and, above all, ethambutol, rifampicin, isoniazid( INH) and streptomycin. A person must comply with bed rest until the symptoms disappear, and drink more fluids. It is recommended, as far as possible, to limit contact with other people, since it is now believed that the disease is transmitted from person to person.

It is believed that an infected person becomes non-contagious about two weeks after the start of medication. It may be necessary to continue treatment for several more months, with a periodic check to make sure that TB is passive.

Most people recover completely and completely, but complications can still appear, and the disease can be fatal for those who have not been treated. Preventive measures include the vaccination of children with BCG and fluorography performed with a spruce to identify carriers of the disease.

Causes and Risk Factors of

The cause of the disease is the bacillus of mycobacterium tuderculosis. Infection, especially in developed countries, almost always occurs by inhaling the smallest floating moisture droplets in the air, which contain the bacterium( anaerobically) from a person infected with the pulmonary form of the disease.

This microorganism can also get to a person when eating contaminated meat or milk, because some kind of this disease can be found in a cow or bull. However, in developed countries, tuberculosis of cattle is strictly monitored and controlled, so infecting the infection in this way is very rare.

Another infrequent way of penetrating the infection is the wound through which the tubercle bacillus gets direct access from the infected person or animal. Tuberculosis can affect various organs or tissues, and can also lead to serious complications. One of the most serious complications is meningitis, which especially affects children and the elderly.

Other serious complications include kidney damage, abdominal cavity, pericardium, inflammation of the lymph nodes, bones and joints, and fallopian tubes. The greatest danger are those people who have weakened immunity due to another disease, as well as those who have fallen ill with AIDS.

Those who live in conditions of poverty and overcrowding, people suffering from diabetes, alcohol abusers, as well as those who are weakened, small children and the elderly are also endangered.

Therefore, one should not lose vigilance and treat this disease on time.

Treatment with folk remedies

1. 1 method. Leaves of plantain;one tablespoon, crushed, dried leaves pour one glass of water, place in enamel or porcelain dishes, heated in a closed form in a water bath for 15 minutes, while often stirring, insist 45 minutes, squeeze, filter.
   • Method of reception;the fourth part of the glass four times a day, before eating.
2. 2 way. St. John's wort;two tablespoons of dry herbs pour two glasses, boiling water, evaporate in a water bath to half, filter.
   • Method of reception;three to four tablespoons( table) three times a day, regardless of the meal.
3. 3 way. Rhizomes are elecampane high;We pour one tablespoon of dried root with a glass of boiling water, boil for one minute, insist for half an hour.
   • Method of reception;in a warm form on a tablespoon, three times a day before meals.

Be healthy, take care!