Tuberculosis++By+Erin+Murphy

__//Tuberculosis //__

 * //Different names for Tuberculosis //**
 * //The most common name is TB. //**
 * //However there are a few other names for tuberculosis such as Koch’s Disease, because the man who //**
 * //discovered it was called Robert Koch. He was a German doctor, he discovered the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. //**
 * //There is another name called Wasting Disease, the name refers to symptoms of Tuberculosis meaning the //**
 * // person who begins to waste away, it first steals their energy.﻿ //**

__//What causes it? and How is it transmitted? //__

 * //A person can get infected with Tuberculosis with the tuberculosis bacteria, when someone breathes in tiny //**
 * //particles of sputum from the air. //**
 * //There are 4 types of Tuberculosis they are: //**
 * //Primary TB pneumonia. //**
 * //Renal TB. //**
 * //TB meningitis. //**
 * //TB peritonitis. //**


 * //Parts of the body that Tuberculosis can effect : //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tuberculosis meningitis: Brain //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is caused by the TB, bacteria effecting the brain, from another part of the body. //**


 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Genitourinary TB: uterus/testicles //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In men, TB can be mistaken for a tumor in their testicles .If women get TB in the uterus //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10 % can become sterial ( can’t have children) . //**


 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Gastrointestinal TB: stomach //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In any area that involves the intestines/stomach may become infected. //**


 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tuberculosis lymphadenitis (scrofula): Lymph Glands //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lymph glands are in the neck, armpit and groin The most common site is that TB infects //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">is generally the glands in the neck. //**


 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cutaneous TB: TB of the skin //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Several different types of skin TB exist. //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Direct infection of the skin causes lesion called the Tuberculous Chancre //**


 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Uterus Ovarian TB: Womb //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Female genital organs are one of the common sites to be involved in women. //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Women can have TB in the womb for a very long time without them knowing, due to the fact that it can remain totally symptomless. //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Women can only have this form of TB for a short while before becoming sterile. //**


 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Osteo-articular Skeletal - Bone - Joint TB: //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">TB is most common in the spine "Potts diseases. //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Symptoms include back pain or stiffness. It can also effect any joint in the body, which sometimes causes paralysis ( the loss of ability to move). //**


 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">As you can see TB can infect nearly every part of the body. //**

__//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What are the symptoms? How long do they last? Is it deadly? //__

 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">TB has two conditions such as : //**

> **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> no symptoms and isn't contagious. //** > > **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> TB will last until treated. If inactive is left untreated then it can become active. if active TB is left //** > **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> untreated it can be deadly and infect others. //** > > **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Can it be cured? If so, how? If not, is there any way that we can at least treat it? //** > **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> TB can be cured using multiple Antibiotics. Close cooperation between the doctor, patient and other health workers is vital. the antibiotics need to be taken for a minimum of six - twelve months. //** > > > <span style="color: #2b00af; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">__[|**http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis/article.htm#tocb**]__ > > <span style="color: #2b00af; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;"> [|__http://wiki.answers.com/Q/> How_many_different_types_of_TB_are_there_and_What_are_there_names__] > <span style="color: #2b00af; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> __ [|__http://www.themedguru.com/articles/tuberculosis_deadly_but_curable-861465.html__] __ > > <span style="color: #2b00af; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> __ [|__http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tuberculosis/DS00372/DSECTION=tests-and-diagnosis__] __ > > <span style="color: #2b00af; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> __ [|__http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tuberculosis/DS00372/DSECTION=symptoms__] __ > > <span style="color: #2b00af; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin: 0px;"> __ [|__http://tuberculosis.emedtv.com/tuberculosis/tuberculosis-cure.html__] __ > >
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Inactive TB. is when you have the bacteria inside you but the bacteria is dorment. this condition has //**
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Active TB. This condition makes you sick and can spread to others. It can be cured but also deadly. //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Signs and symptoms of active TB include: //**
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Unexplained weight loss //**
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tiredness //**
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fever //**
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Night sweats //**
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chills //**
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Loss of appetite //**
 * //<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tuberculosis usually attacks your lungs. Signs and symptoms of TB of the lungs include: //**
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Coughing that lasts three or more weeks //**
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Coughing up blood //**
 * **//<span style="color: #22b80f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chest pain, or pain with breathing or coughing. //**