Tuberculosis Causes Symptoms Treatment And Prevention

Attacking tuberculosis eye , Life threatening

When talking about tuberculosis or TB , children were the most vulnerable. Adults are not immune from this deadly disease , especially for those suffering from chronic tuberculosis . In conjunction with World Tuberculosis Day , to be celebrated on March 24 every year , so you should know about the disease and control it.

Tuberculosis causes This disease usually attacks the lungs and can cause symptoms such as lack of appetite , coughing up blood , shortness of breath, sudden weight loss . The disease is usually spread through the air carrying a bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and enter the respiratory system of an individual.The infection is usually spread through droplets from an infected person through sneezing , coughing and talking . Will usually also . disease spreads in crowded residential areas , poor hygiene , poor nutrition, such as low socio-economic area . ( source : MedicalNewToday.com ) .

Cause of Blindness TB usually attacks the organs outside the lungs ( extra- pulmonary ) as living kidney , bone, brain , and intestines. But it can also affect the eyes and cause blindness. The disease can spread to the nervous system and cause eye problems such as pneumonia, lakrimal gland , inflammation of the back of the eyeball structure involving the retina , inflammation of the white eye , skin infection around the eyelid and orbital cavity , choroid ( posterior ) as well as infection brain and optical . ( Source : Dr . Bakiah Shaharuddin , Senior Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology , USM Kelantan ).

If you experience these symptoms , immediately do the treatment .

* Red Eye
* Eyes swollen and protruding
* Sore eyes
* Double vision
* Squinting eyes suddenly Discounter

What You  Should Know
1. The germ that causes tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is Dr . Robert Koch on March 24, 1882 .

2. There are an estimated nine million TB patients worldwide each year.

3. World Health Organisation (WHO ) found that BCG vaccination given to new born babies do not provide absolute protection against tuberculosis infection.