Tuberculosis Information: symptoms

Friday, October 5, 2018

What types of tuberculosis can be divided into? What symptoms indicate that you may have tuberculosis?

What types of tuberculosis can be divided into?
(1) Primary pulmonary tuberculosis Primary tuberculosis is caused by the first infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly infects the lungs through the respiratory tract, which is more common in children and adolescents.

(2) Hematogenous disseminated tuberculosis Tuberculosis enters the bloodstream, and tuberculosis caused by blood-infected lungs is called blood-borne disseminated tuberculosis. This disease is more common in children and can occur in adults.

(3) Secondary tuberculosis is mostly caused by a large number of newly infected tuberculosis when the body's resistance is reduced. This category is the main type of tuberculosis, which occurs mostly in adults and lasts for a long time and is prone to recurrence.

What symptoms indicate that you may have tuberculosis?
The following situations should be highly alert to the possibility of tuberculosis:

(1) Repeated cough and cough: lasts for more than 3 weeks, and is not effective after ordinary anti-infective treatment;

(2) Blood or hemoptysis in the sputum;

(3) Long-term low heat (between 99℉ and 100℉);

(4) Joint pain, skin erythema (people with low body resistance or original lung disease are susceptible to tuberculosis) in people with susceptibility to tuberculosis;

(5) Close contacts of patients with tuberculosis.

What are the symptoms of tuberculosis? What are the symptoms of tuberculosis poisoning?

What are the symptoms of tuberculosis?
The clinical manifestations of tuberculosis are diverse. Can have the following symptoms:

Systemic symptoms: such as fever, night sweating, weight loss, fatigue, loss of appetite, insomnia, irregular menstruation and even amenorrhea. Among them, fever is the most common, most of them are low fever, and the body temperature of fever is lower than 100 °F. Generally, the body temperature can return to normal in the morning. Some patients, especially early tuberculosis patients, do not even have any symptoms.
Cough and cough: Patients with tuberculosis cough are mainly dry cough, or cough a small amount of white mucus. If the lungs are infected with bacteria, the sputum is yellow purulent. Cough for three weeks or more, with blood in the sputum, it is highly suspected that tuberculosis may be.
Hemoptysis: Hemoptysis refers to a symptom of bleeding from the trachea, bronchi, and lung parenchyma, which is coughed up by the mouth through coughing. Tuberculosis patients generally have less hemoptysis, which is bloody in the sputum.
Chest pain: Most of the pain is persistent and fixed. The pain is like acupuncture in the lungs, and the chest pain will increase with cough and breathing.
Difficulty breathing: manifested as shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and more obvious after physical activity.