Health ledger - TB in Children
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections do not have symptoms, known as latent tuberculosis. About 10% of latent infections progress to active disease which, if left untreated, kills about half of those infected. The classic symptoms of active TB are a chronic cough with blood-containing sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss.The historical term "consumption" came about due to the weight loss. Infection of other organs can cause a wide range of symptoms.
Tuberculosis or TB that infects the child can be said to be different with tuberculosis in adults. TB in children are difficult to be identified compared to the identification of tuberculosis in the elderly.
Tuberculosis is a disease that attacks the respiratory system. This disease can cause the sufferer to experience a cough that never let up. Coughing can also be accompanied by phlegm.
TB virus can indeed be transmitted through airborne. More precisely through the droplets that come to others. In children, they are very susceptible to contracting the disease if adults were near or around them had been infected with the TB virus. Symptoms of TB disease in children is more difficult to resolve. Not all of the common symptoms of the disease is shown by the child stating that the child tested positive for the disease. this is what makes many children afflicted by tuberculosis virus is too late to be addressed.
Some of the common symptoms that indicated the child when this virus is high fever. The child has a high fever and then recover later fever again and recovered again during the bear again within a relatively long time. Children also showed weight loss. Kids will not eat at all, the development and growth of children stunted or even not show progress. Children also cough during a period of more than three weeks.
Another difference tuberculosis that affects children is that this disease is not contagious to other children. But arguably more daunting. TB virus that attacks this child is prone to spread not only around the respiratory system of children. But can also attack the bones, eyes and brain. If it had been attacked in the brain, then the child may have disabilities, can not grow and develop normally and find it difficult to talk.
Treatment of TB in children is similar to what is done to adults. Children can be given treatment within six months. Another thing that needs to be improved is the environmental conditions that exist around the child, to be more hygienic and healthy for children.
Tuberculosis is a disease that attacks the respiratory system. This disease can cause the sufferer to experience a cough that never let up. Coughing can also be accompanied by phlegm.
TB virus can indeed be transmitted through airborne. More precisely through the droplets that come to others. In children, they are very susceptible to contracting the disease if adults were near or around them had been infected with the TB virus. Symptoms of TB disease in children is more difficult to resolve. Not all of the common symptoms of the disease is shown by the child stating that the child tested positive for the disease. this is what makes many children afflicted by tuberculosis virus is too late to be addressed.
Some of the common symptoms that indicated the child when this virus is high fever. The child has a high fever and then recover later fever again and recovered again during the bear again within a relatively long time. Children also showed weight loss. Kids will not eat at all, the development and growth of children stunted or even not show progress. Children also cough during a period of more than three weeks.
Another difference tuberculosis that affects children is that this disease is not contagious to other children. But arguably more daunting. TB virus that attacks this child is prone to spread not only around the respiratory system of children. But can also attack the bones, eyes and brain. If it had been attacked in the brain, then the child may have disabilities, can not grow and develop normally and find it difficult to talk.
Treatment of TB in children is similar to what is done to adults. Children can be given treatment within six months. Another thing that needs to be improved is the environmental conditions that exist around the child, to be more hygienic and healthy for children.
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