Saturday, 14 January 2012

Tuberculosis.(T.B).

TB.
  TB is the worldwide but it is most common in tropical areas.TB takes a long time to develop but depends mainly upon the health and state of people.Most common TB is of lungs,apart from TB of intestine,bones etc.
Causative Organisms:-
       A bacillus (bacterium) MYCOBACTERIUM   is a cause of Tuberculosis.There are several species of MYCOBACTERIUM causing different types of TB.The disease is spread by droplet infection and UN-boiled milk.
Treatment and Control:-
    1)-Vaccination of BCG to the children to encourage the development of antibodies.
    2)-Re-vaccination after to five year.
    3)-Use of thoroughly boiled milk.
    4)-By keeping the patients in separate rooms in the house.

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