as the main treatment for tuberculosis – infectious disease, transmitted by airborne droplets from sneezing, coughing, talking to a sick person. You can get infected on public transport, in the store, at the stadium, at the cinema, on the market, at a disco and other public places, where should a patient with tuberculosis be located?.
Infection is possible through the patient's household items, when kissing, when finishing someone else's cigarettes. You can also become infected with tuberculosis from sick animals through contact with them., as well as when eating meat, dairy products, eggs, not undergone sufficient heat treatment. Transmission of the infection is also possible in utero from a sick mother to her child..
Most often, tuberculosis affects the respiratory system, but can develop in other organs without exception (brain, eyes, kidneys, intestines, leather, bones, lymph nodes, etc.).
Inadequate nutrition contributes to tuberculosis infection, constant stress, smoking, drug and alcohol use, which weaken the defenses of the person and body, contribute to the development of the disease.
According to the World Health Organization (TRAIN) gets infected every minute (becomes infected), every 4 minute gets sick, every 10 minutes, one person dies from tuberculosis. The highest incidence of tuberculosis is recorded among men of working age, without family. Smokers suffer from tuberculosis 15 times more often, alcoholics - in 6 times more often, than people without bad habits. The risk of getting tuberculosis increases with every cigarette you smoke. This effect persists regardless of age, half, professional activity, place of residence and even the frequency of contact with a sick person. People, constantly dealing with tuberculosis patients, but those who lead a healthy lifestyle get sick less often, than those, who contacts by chance, but undermines the body’s defenses with bad habits.
Drug use, Alcohol abuse increases the risk of developing tuberculosis, because immune forces play a major role in protecting the body from disease, and they are, are damaged by drugs and alcohol.
Alcohol abuse, drugs often cause family breakdown, a person's mental state changes, his consciousness, mood. Gross dysfunction of internal organs occurs, nervous system and personality degradation. Performance decreases, professional activity, which leads to job loss.
It is known, that approximately two thirds of the planet's inhabitants are carriers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. But it’s all sick 1% from the number of infected. To avoid a terrible disease, it is necessary to lead a healthy lifestyle, walk outdoors more often, observe personal hygiene rules, правильно питаться, заниматься спортом, отказаться от вредных привычек. Moreover, необходимо регулярно проходить флюорографическое обследование в поликлинике по месту жительства, чтобы выявить туберкулёз на ранней стадии.
Туберкулёз коварен. Его симптомы в большинстве случаев различны и поэтому больной и его семья достаточно долгое время могут и не подозревать, какая беда проникла в их дом. Нужно знать и помнить, что от туберкулёза, если диагноз поставлен своевременно, излечиваются практически все больные. И напротив, запущенные формы туберкулёза лечат годами и не всегда успешно
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