A question that most of us are wondering about. What is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis, known as TB, is a disease transmitted from person to person that transmits us bacteria through air. It as a really dangerous and deadly disease. there almost no chance for you to live if you get the diseases unless you try to to cure it in the beginning.
What- What are the symptoms of the disease ?
Pain in the chest
No apetite
Fever
Chills
Sweating at night
Coughing that lasts 3 weeks or longer
Coughing blood or sputum
Fatigue
Weight loss
How- How does the diseases get spread out?
It is put into the air when a person sings, speaks, sneezes or coughs. people nearby may breathe in these bacteria and get infected by the …show more content…
Was not treated properly with his past TB problems.
How- How to prevent tuberculosis? stay home ventilate the room cover your mouth when you laugh sneeze or cough wear a mask when you are around sick people
How- How many types of TB are there?
Two types of TB :
Latent TB- The person that has TB and are sick inside and do not affect others are the ones with latent TB. They are good and can't spread the disease.
Active TB- If latent TB is not treated, it may get infected and develop.
Where- Where was the disease firstly spread ?
On March 24, 1882, Dr. Robert Koch discovered the mysterious bacterium known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB). During this time, TB killed a lot more than half of the population living in the United States and Europe.
When- When was the disease discovered?
On march 1882 was the first discovery of the disease. It has been found in antiques from ancient Egypt, India, and China. In the Egyptian world, mummies spinal tuberculosis, known as Pott’s disease has been detected by archaeologists.
Why- Why tuberculosis occurs?
TB simply occurs not because of heredity but because of people’s microbes and bacterias that is spread