How is tuberculosis transmitted

    • What are the risks of tuberculosis transmission?

      Given the above facts, it is not surprising that there are other ways in which tuberculosis is transmitted: Vertically (intrauterine way). Chronic forms of the disease and extensive lesions of mycobacterium, as well as reduced immunity to a future mother, increase the risk of infection of the fetus.


    • Can tuberculosis be spread through food or drink?

      With food and drinks. Dairy products and meat of animals, fish infected with tuberculosis, cause penetration of pathogenic rods into the human body. This problem is especially relevant when buying products "from scratch" in spontaneous markets or at unauthorized points of sale. Direct contact.


    • How do people catch tuberculosis?

      Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that spread from person to person through microscopic droplets released into the air. This can happen when someone with the untreated, active form of tuberculosis coughs, speaks, sneezes, spits, laughs or sings. Although tuberculosis is contagious, it's not easy to catch.


    • What are the symptoms of TB?

      When TB affects other parts of the body it is called extra-pulmonary TB. Symptoms of TB include unexplained weight loss, fever greater than 3 days and productive cough greater than 3 weeks. Not everyone infected with TB becomes sick and as a result, two related conditions exist: latent TB infection and TB disease.


    • [PDF File]What should I do if I have latent TB infection or TB disease ...

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      What is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that usually affects the lungs. TB sometimes affects other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine. TB disease can cause death if it is not treated. How is TB spread? TB germs are spread from person to person through the air. TB germs are put into the air


    • [PDF File]Chapter 7 Tuberculosis Infection Control

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      M. tuberculosis (tubercle bacilli) that are expelled into the air. Depending on the environment, these tiny particles can remain suspended in the air for several hours. M. tuberculosis. is transmitted through the air, not. by surface contact. Infection occurs when a person inhales droplet nuclei containing . M. tuberculosis


    • [PDF File]TB - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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      TB is short for tuberculosis. TB is a serious disease that can cause a person to become very sick if not treated with medicine. TB usually affects the lungs, but it sometimes affects other parts of the body. How did I get TB disease? • TB is spread through the air from one person to another. The TB germs


    • [PDF File]Chapter 2 Transmission and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis

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      M. tuberculosis. is transmitted through the air, not. by surface contact. Transmission occurs when a person inhales droplet nuclei containing . M. tuberculosis, and the droplet nuclei traverse the mouth or nasal passages, upper respiratory tract, and bronchi to reach the alveoli of the lungs (Figure 2.2). M. tuberculosis


    • [PDF File]TUBERCULOSIS: TRANSMISSION AND PATHOGENESIS

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      8 •Not everyone who is exposed to a person with infectious TB becomes infected •Probability that TB will be transmitted depends on: –Infectiousness: number of bacilli TB patient expels into the air


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