TB (Tuberculosis) is a serious disease as well as extremely dangerous. If it is not treated in time, it can prove fatal. This is a disease infected with bacteria that affects the lungs. The main symptoms of this disease are cough for many days. Know what the study says.
Tuberculosis, a serious bacterial infection
Tuberculosis is a serious bacterial infection. It affects the lungs the most. According to the ‘World Health Organization’ (WHO), one fourth of the world’s people have been infected by TB bacteria. Its symptoms are visible in 5 to 10 percent of these people. This is TB disease. Every year 20 lakh new cases of TB are reported.
What does the study say?
The most common symptom of TB is cough. According to a study published in ‘The Lancet Infectious Disease’, about 80 percent of TB patients show symptoms of persistent cough. About 60 thousand people were included in 12 countries of Asia and Africa. No signs of cough are seen in about 60 percent of patients.
Sometimes TB patients do not cough
Long-lasting cough is considered the main symptom of TB. In most cases, TB testing is done. According to the Lancet study, a correct criteria is needed to diagnose TB. Many times a TB patient does not cough, due to which it goes unnoticed. Due to this there is a lot of delay in treatment. Which makes this disease fatal.
TB disease can spread from an infected patient
According to the study, if a person is suffering from TB and he coughs. So through spit his bacteria can spread to the people nearby. This bacteria can also spread through air. Therefore, if someone is suffering from TB, he should wear a mask on his mouth.
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