What should I do after close contact with the source of tuberculosis? What to do when hemoptysis? How to disinfect? Can you have children?

What should I do after close contact with the source of tuberculosis? What to do when hemoptysis? How to disinfect? Can you have children?

What should I do after close contact with the source of tuberculosis? What to do when hemoptysis? How to disinfect? Can you have children?

Anyone who is in close contact with tuberculosis patients should be highly alert to the occurrence of tuberculosis. When coughing or coughing for more than three weeks, if there are symptoms such as blood in the sputum, you should see a doctor promptly.

What should I do when a tuberculosis patient has hemoptysis?
Hemoptysis refers to a symptom of bleeding from the trachea, bronchi, and lung parenchyma, which is coughed up by the mouth through coughing. When TB patients develop hemoptysis, people around the family or patients should pay special attention to keep the patient's airway open and prevent suffocation. If there is suffocation, such as pale, sweaty, irritated, etc., you should immediately take the head low and pat the lungs to facilitate the discharge of blood clots, and excavate or suck the mouth, throat, throat and nose as soon as possible. Blood clots, if necessary, emergency tracheal intubation or tracheotomy to relieve airway obstruction.


Do you suspect that there are tubercle bacilli on living items, how to disinfect?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is weak against damp heat, ultraviolet light and alcohol. It can kill tuberculosis by heating to 144°F~145°F for 15 minutes in liquid, immersing in sunlight for 2 to 3 hours, or soaking in 75% alcohol for several minutes. Can kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In daily life, tubercle bacilli can be sterilized by boiled water.

Can tuberculosis patients have children?
Pregnancy in tuberculosis patients will not only aggravate their own tuberculosis, but also cause fetal dysplasia and even stillbirth. Therefore, tuberculosis patients should take contraceptive measures. Pregnancy is best to terminate the pregnancy, generally speaking, the tuberculosis can be cured after half a year of pregnancy, but should be based on their specific circumstances, should consult the doctor in detail before deciding whether it is fertile.