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Tuberculosis (Signs (Cough (chronic, blood-containing mucus), Weight loss,…
Tuberculosis
Signs
Cough
chronic
blood-containing mucus
Weight loss
night sweats
fever
Impact on social life
10th most common cause of death
(1 million people a year worldwide)
30% of world population have latent form
Treatment is expensive due to long period of the therapy
The disease has no social class preference
Lots of pulmonologists are affected especially in developing countries
Vaccine
BCG is uneffective
developed countries do not use BCG
"General boost of the immune system"
can not be used for patients with immunodeficiency
The new one is still being developed
GlaxoSmithKline
MTBVAC
Treatment
Antibiotics
antibiotic resistance
Lots of options and different stratgies
Surgery
Diagnostics
active form
GeneXpert
microscopic examination and culture of body fluids
chest X-rays,
latent form
blood tests
Mendel–Mantoux test
false results
is cause by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
spread through the air
Tuberculosis affects employment status of the patient