Tuberculosis (TB) is a lung infectious disease caused by tuberculosis bacteria. It is transmitted by patient's respiratory droplets or sputum. Tuberculosis is a serious threat to human health. World Health Organization statistics show that there are 80-100 million new tuberculosis cases each year. About 3 million people die of tuberculosis each year. It is the single infectious disease that causes the highest death toll. Cough is the chief complaints of tuberculosis patients. If you cough for three weeks or more with blood in sputum, tuberculosis should be suspected. Patients often have some tuberculosis poisoning symptoms. Low fever in the afternoon is the most common one. Temperature is 37.4-38C (99.3 to 100.4F) and can last for several weeks. Medication is the primary treatment method. Multiple antibiotics are used at the same time and the course of treatment lasts for at least 6-9 months. If you have drug-resistant TB, treatment lasts for 22-30 months. You should get medication as early possible and use drug regularly. You should take drugs for the whole course.
How is Tuberculosis treated in practice?