Ligos simptomai

• Mild fever;
• Persistent cough;
• Unusually colored or bloody sputum (sputum);
• Loss of appetite and weight;
• Naktinis prakaitavimas;
• Pain in the chest when breathing or coughing;
• Pain in the spine or joints.

Žmonės, kuriems gresia pavojus

Even if the disease occurs for no obvious reason, its onset or activation of a “dormant” infection is more likely to occur in people with weakened immune systems for any of the following reasons:

• disease of the immune system, such as HIV infection (in addition, this infection greatly increases the risk of developing the active stage of tuberculosis);
• childhood (under five) or old age;
• chronic disease (diabetes, cancer, kidney disease, etc.);
• heavy medical treatments, such as chemotherapy, oral corticosteroids, strong anti-inflammatory drugs sometimes used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (“biological response modifiers” such as infliximab and etanercept) and drugs anti-rejection (in case of organ transplant);
• netinkama mityba;
• heavy use of alcohol or drugs.

Pastabos. According to a study conducted in a Montreal hospital3, about 8% of vaikai ir greeted by way oftarptautinis įvaikinimas are infected with the tuberculosis bacteria. Depending on the country of origin, a test for the bacillus may be recommended.

Rizikos veiksniai

• Work or live in a aplinka where active tuberculosis patients live or circulate (hospitals, prisons, reception centers), or handle bacteria in the laboratory. In this case, it is recommended to undergo a regular skin test to check whether or not you are a carrier of the infection;
• Apsistokite a šalis where tuberculosis is prevalent;
• Rūkymas;
• Have a insufficient body weight (usually lower than normal based on body mass index or BMI).