Tuberculosis Resources
For more information on tuberculosis, please visit the following resources: American Lung Association: Tuberculosis http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/tuberculosis/ Centers for Disease Control:...
View ArticleTuberculosis Prevention
Treating Latent Tuberculosis Patients who test positive for latent tuberculosis may be recommended to take medication. This can help reduce the risk of developing TB. By preventing tuberculosis from...
View ArticleAlternative Tuberculosis Treatment
Alternative Medicine Review Since tuberculosis can be a fatal condition, it is recommended that all patients take traditional antibiotics to treat the condition. Alternative treatments should only be...
View ArticleTraditional Tuberculosis Treatment
Antibiotics Tuberculosis is treated with antibiotic medications. Unfortunately, TB treatment is much longer than treatment for many other bacterial infection types. Patients infected with TB are...
View ArticleTuberculosis Causes
Spread of Bacteria Tuberculosis is spread through microscopic droplets of bacteria that are released into the air. This can happen when a person infected with active TB speaks, coughs, spits, laughs,...
View ArticleTuberculosis Symptoms
Lung Symptoms Tuberculosis typically affects the patient’s lungs. Patients with tuberculosis may experience persistent coughing that lasts more than three weeks. In some cases, the patient’s cough may...
View ArticleTuberculosis Overview
What Is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that primarily affects a person’s lungs. Tuberculosis is spread because the bacteria that cause the condition can travel through the air...
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