Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis: Introduction

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacteria that usually causes disease in the lung. Many people become symptom-free carriers of the TB bacteria. Although common and deadly in the third world, tuberculosis was almost non-existent in the developed world, but has been making a recent resurgence. Certain drug-resistant strains are emerging and people with immune suppression such as AIDS or poor health are becoming carriers.

Symptoms of Tuberculosis

• No symptoms - in early phases; also if they only have latent TB infection
• Early infection symptoms:
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Sweating
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 24 symptoms of Tuberculosis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Tuberculosis:

• Lung & Respiratory Health Tests:
  • Asthma-Related Home Test Kits
  • Home Lung Function Test Kits
• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• more tests...»

Tuberculosis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Tuberculosis:

• Complications of lung infection:
  • Progressive shortness of breath (see Shortness of breath)
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pleural effusion
• Infection of TB spreading - to other body sites.
  • Miliary tuberculosis - multiple abscesses in various body parts.
  • Spine TB (see Spine symptoms)
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Tuberculosis

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Tuberculosis

• Chest x-ray
• TB skin test - also called Mantoux test or purified protein derivative (PPD) test
• Sputum test for tuberculosis
• Lung fluid tests for tuberculosis
• Biopsy
• more tests...»

See full list of 6 diagnostic tests for Tuberculosis

Wrongly Diagnosed with Tuberculosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Tuberculosis
• Failure to diagnose Tuberculosis
• Hidden causes of Tuberculosis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis: Self Assessment Tools

• Exercise -- Self Assessment Tools
• Smoking -- Self Assessment Tools
• Chronic Lung Disorders -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Tuberculosis: Medical Mistakes

• Asthma -- Health Mistakes
• Allergies -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Tuberculosis: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Tuberculosis:

• Back & Back pain
• Urinary Care & Incontinence
• Asthma
• Allergies
• Flu (influenza)
• more product offers...»

Tuberculosis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Tuberculosis

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be...read more »

Blindness in Tuberculosis could be drug- induced: Pulmonary tuberculosis is the infection of lung caused by the organism called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The involvement of the lungs is the most...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Spinal Specialists:
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Local Directory
• Lung Health Specialists (Pulmonologist):
  • Pulmonology (Lung Health Specialists)
  • Pediatric Pulmonology (Child Lung Health)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Tuberculosis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Tuberculosis:

• Kidney Dialysis Centers -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Ratings and Reports
• Kidney Health (Nephrology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Lung Health (Pulmonology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Tuberculosis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Tuberculosis: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Asthma -- Rare Types
  • Allergies -- Rare Types
  • COPD -- Rare Types
  • Emphysema -- Rare Types
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Rare Types
  • Lung Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Sinusitis -- Rare Types
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Rare Types
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Tuberculosis

• AIDS
• Immunodeficiency
• Pneumoconiosis - in coal mine workers
• Malnutrition
• Alcoholism
• more causes...»

Read more about causes of Tuberculosis

More information about causes of Tuberculosis:

• Underlying causes of Tuberculosis
• Tuberculosis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Tuberculosis as a symptom

Treatments for Tuberculosis

• Antibiotic combination therapy - using more than one antibiotic reduces the risk of resistance.
• Isoniazid (INH)/rifampicin combination
• Pyrazinamide
• Ethambutol
• Rifampicin
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 treatments for Tuberculosis

News Archives for Tuberculosis

Medical news articles related to Tuberculosis include:

• UV Lights, Fans May Curb TB Spread in Hospitals
• Coffee or Tea Consumption May Lower Stroke Risk
• Substance Abuse Hinders TB Treatment
• Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy
• Early TB Found in 9,000-Year-Old Bones
• Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
• Light Alcohol Consumption May Help Bones
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Tuberculosis

Patient Surveys for Tuberculosis

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Tuberculosis
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Prognosis for Tuberculosis

More about prognosis of Tuberculosis

Reseach about Tuberculosis

Visit our research pages for current research about Tuberculosis treatments.

Clinical Trials for Tuberculosis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Tuberculosis include:

• Use TST and QFT-RD1 Test to Monitor the Tuberculous Infection in Patients, Close Contact People and Health Care Workers - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - tuberculin for skin test
• Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Korea - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Diagnosing Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Children in Peru - This study has been suspended (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• TBTC Study 27: Moxifloxacin Vs Ethambutol for TB Treatment - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - moxifloxacin (with isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide)
• Comparison the Level of CTGF Protein and Related Cytokine in Pleural Effusion - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 123 Clinical Trials for Tuberculosis

Prevention of Tuberculosis

Prevention information for Tuberculosis has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Tuberculosis.

• TB vaccine
• Bacillus Calmette-Guerin [BCG] vaccine - not as effective as it once was.
• Preventive therapy of household members
• Preventive therapy for latent TB infections
• Preventive therapy for at-risk people
• more preventions...»

Read more about prevention of Tuberculosis

Statistics for Tuberculosis

• Medical statistics for Tuberculosis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Tuberculosis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Tuberculosis
• Society statistics for Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis: Broader Related Topics

• Bacterial diseases
• Kidney conditions
• Respiratory conditions
• Lung conditions
• more types...»

Types of Tuberculosis

Types of Tuberculosis

• Active TB - fully active TB disease
• Latent TB infections - an inactive form; also just called "TB infection"; about 10 to 15 million people in the United States
• Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) - newer TB strains that are resistant to many drugs.
• Miliary tuberculosis - causing multiple abscesses in various body parts.
• more types...»

Read more about Types of Tuberculosis

Curable Types of Tuberculosis

Possibly curable types of Tuberculosis include:

• Tuberculosis associated with pelvic inflammatory disease
• Genitourinary tuberculosis
• Cutaneous tuberculosis
• Skeletal tuberculosis
• Pulmonary tuberculosis
• Tuberculous lymphadenitis
• more types...»

Rare Types of Tuberculosis:

Rare types of Tuberculosis include:

• Tuberculosis associated with pelvic inflammatory disease
• Genitourinary tuberculosis
• Cutaneous tuberculosis
• Skeletal tuberculosis
• more types...»

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User Interactive Forums

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• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Article Excerpts about Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic bacterial infection, causes more deaths worldwide than any other infectious disease. TB is spread through the air and usually infects the lungs, although other organs are sometimes involved. Some 2 billion people — one-third of the world's population — are infected with the TB organism, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (Source: excerpt from Tuberculosis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Tuberculosis: NWHIC (Excerpt)

TB, or tuberculosis, is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria can attack any part of your body, but they usually attack the lungs. TB disease was once the leading cause of death in the United States. (Source: excerpt from Tuberculosis: NWHIC)

Definitions of Tuberculosis:

A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that produces TUBERCULOSIS in humans, other primates, CATTLE; DOGS; and some other animals which have contact with humans. Growth tends to be in serpentine, cordlike masses in which the bacilli show a parallel orientation. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Tuberculosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Tuberculosis, or a subtype of Tuberculosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Tuberculosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet