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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease usually attacks the lungs can actually affect any other part of the body as well. TB is extremely contagious — one person is infected with Tuberculosis bacilli each second in the world! Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and has three stages: exposure, infection and the disease. Join this forum to discuss topics related to tuberculosis!

The army hospital is not accepting my medical clearance. I have a history of tuberculosis

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Hi Good Morning,  May I ask you something I have a history of tubercolosis already treated on september 2014 to macrh 2015. I applying army as of now according to the radiologist i have a apico result but I have medical clearance from my pulmologist.The army hospital is not accepted my medical...

by User avatar jabz

low grade fever, mantoux test is positive, started treatment for tuberculosis, still having fever

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Hey..i'm facing the same problem from last 2 month..low grade fever in evening from 5 pm..in morning my body temp bacame normal.. I have tested for montoux test and test is positive..now TB treatment is start..i'm taking TB medicine from 1 week..but still fever..can anyone tell me how many days...

by User avatar Vishesh

Is surviving with one lung possible? My left lung is damaged and I'm an oxygen dependent patient

Is surviving with one lung possible? My left lung is damaged and I'm an oxygen dependent patient waiting for the medical aid to approve portable cylinders to take home. Is it possible to shut the left Lung and live on one and not depend on oxygen cylinders for the rest of my life?  

by User avatar Guest

I had PTB and successfully healed it, only scar left. Can it return again?

I have PTB before and the doctors said 2 months only i will take the medicine and after 2 months I finish the medicine and go my doctor and x-ry again its heal and scar only .. And i want to ask it would be return again? i smoke sometimes. 1day 6 stick sometimes 1 to 3 days im not...

by User avatar Mika

Living With One Lung, it seems like I am facing problems during my job search

I live in pune(India). Now Iam 26 ys old. I had TB between 1993-94 due to which my one lung is impaired by 80% and other by 20%. Therefore I have one lung only. That time i was four yr only. Now I have completed my master engineering. But some point i feel that I am lack of comparing to other normal...

by User avatar masal.vaishali355164

Mantoux test advised by the doctor because of small bulge types

Sir,  I am suffering, with small  bulge types which occurring when I apply some ointment it disappears and come again.       So,  Doctor prescribed me Montoya test Plz give me advise  

by User avatar Rasheed

impression of chest xray: upper lung PTB with residual nodules on both upper lungs

If the impression is like this: internal regression of the bilateral..upper lung PTB with residual nodules on both upper lungs. What is this means? Tia

by User avatar gems

My x-ray is the same as last one, but I have been treated for tuberculosis

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Hi everyone !  I was finish my medication of ptb by 6 months.  eventough i dont have any symptoms of these. and now i had my xray result again it was the same. Suspicious densities on right upper  lobe. And my apicolordotic view is also ptb. I dont have my old x ray...

by User avatar bumbay

x-ray results: PTB left upper lobe undetermined activity

Hi ..my husband has PTB LEFT UPPER LOBE UNDETERMINED ACTIVITY on his result in xray 1month ago..how can it be cured..is this a severe problem or not..pls answer po.because he stop working when he knows he has..

by User avatar jhoan nabor

My father died of tuberculosis/asthma . Am I going to die as well?

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i was 15 when my father died of tb/asthama .he was separated from me and my mom when i was around 6, i visit him occasionally. i remember whenever i visit him i found him laying all alone on floor , coughing and praising god for healing. he became very skinny , i can see his bones literaly. thou he...

by User avatar mott0347320