Question

ria Ar -Ansuetuerc ) Describe the progression of infection in latent vs. active tuberculosis along wi criteria and . Inten treatment options

Answer 1

Tuberculosis is a disease spread from person to person by air with a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
There are two tuberculosis-related conditions called latent TB infection and TB disease or active tuberculosis.
Latent tuberculosis:
In case of latent TB, the infected person will not sick and will not have any symptoms. They are infected with M.bacterium tuberculosis but do not have the disease. they have a positive skin test to tuberculosis. Half of the person develops with tuberculosis will have two years of infection, they have a weak immune system or with HIV infection or any other risk factors can cause latent TB infection. A person with latent TB infection TB bacteria will be alive, but inactive, they will not feel sick or spead TB bacteria to others. they have normal X-ray chest and negative sputum test and they can not spread TB bacteria to others.
Diagnostic criteria:
Skin test, X-ray chest, sputum test.
Treatment options:
Avoid contact with an infected person with multidrug-resistant TB(MDR-TB) or extensively drug-resistant TB. treatment regimen with Isoniazid twice weekly for nine months.
Active tuberculosis:
When a person has a weak immune system they get infected with bacteria they spread TB bacteria to others. They show signs and symptoms of weight loss, loss of appetite, night sweats, fever, fatigue, chills, cough, hemoptysis, chest pain. it is a serious condition can lead to death.
Diagnostic criteria:
skin test, sputum smear and culture, x-ray chest and CT scan chest.
Treatment options:
Isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide used for 6 to 9 months to treat tuberculosis with a combination of antibiotics used for 20 to 30 months. Directly observed therapy is recommended to help people adherence with their treatment.