Facts about
Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused
by the bacteria known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis which spreads through air. It
is transmitted from person to person via droplets from the throat and lungs of
people with the active respiratory disease. If TB is untreated each person
suffering from active tuberculosis can infect approximately 10 -15 persons in a
year.
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TB is a disease which is seen in the lower socio
economic sections of the society but this does not rule out the incidence of TB
in higher socio economic groups.TB mostly affects young adults in their
productive years and vast TB deaths are in the developing world, more then half
occurring in Asian countries.
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TB is a worldwide pandemic. Among the 15
countries with the highest estimated TB incidence rates, 13 are in Africa,
while a third of all new cases are in India and China.(WHO)
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Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is a form of TB
that does not respond to the standard treatments using first-line drugs.
Extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) occurs when resistance to second-line
drugs develops. It is extremely difficult to treat.
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TB is a major disease that affects person living
with HIV as they have a weakened immune system. Due to the weakened immunity and
virulence of TB it is a leading killer among people suffering from HIV
infection.
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TB can be of various organs like pulmonary tuberculosis
affecting the lungs, Tubercular lymphadenopathy affecting the lymph nodes, abdominal
tuberculosis, Tuberculoma affecting the brain, Tubercular meningitis to name a few.
It is very important to treat tuberculosis and the proper treatment has to be
taken.
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
XDR-TB is the
abbreviation for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). One in three
people in the world is infected with dormant TB germs. Only when the bacteria
become active do people become ill with TB.
Bacteria become
active as a result of anything that can reduce the person’s immunity, poor
nutritional status, infections as HIV, advancing age, or other medical
conditions.TB can usually be treated with a course of first-line, anti-TB
drugs. If these drugs are misused or mismanaged, multidrug-resistant TB
(MDR-TB) can develop.
MDR-TB takes
longer time to treat with second-line drugs, which are more expensive and have
more side-effects. XDR-TB can develop when these second-line drugs are also
misused or mismanaged and therefore also become ineffective. Because XDR-TB is
resistant to first- and second-line drugs, treatment options are seriously
limited in XDR - TB. It is therefore vital that TB control is managed properly.
Role of Homeopathy in
Tuberculosis
Homeopathy can
play a major role in treating TB along with the standard line of TB treatment. Homeopathic medicines will stimulate the internal healing mechanism of the
human body and help in recovering from the disease.
Homeopathic
medicines help in improving the immunity of the person and it is also seen that
people who take Homeopathy along with the standard line of treatment recover
faster .Also in MDR tuberculosis the patients start recovering when the correct
Homeopathic medicine is given along with the standard line of TB treatment.
Role of Diet and Nutrition
One of the
important aspects in TB treatment is the correct balanced diet. As the immune
mechanism of the body is low it is necessary to take a proper and timely diet
to achieve the desired results in the TB treatment. One of the major hindrances
in the developing countries in the lower socio economic strata is the improper
diet due to poverty is also a major hindrance in curing TB.
Dr.Santosh
R.Joshi
Classical
Homeopath
Informative article seek medical help do not neglect TB
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