What is TB?
Affects usually what organs
Lungs
Transmitted through
Airborne droplets
T or F multiple tests can be done to detect TB
True
A bad cold?
Bad cough
AKA
Koch's bacillus
Caused by this bacteria
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Most common type of TB
Pulmonary TB
T or F, TB skin tests or blood tests can confirm active TB disease.
False
Heart Attack?
What staining is used to identify?
Acid fast staingin
Leading cause of death in people with?
HIV
When TB affects other parts of the body it is called
Extrapulmonary TB
What is the role of X-Ray and CT scans?
Check for signs of active or old TB in lungs
Waking up with wet sheets
Night Sweats
Describe cells
curved rod-shaped, often seen wrapped together
Infected but no symptoms
Latent TB
When TB spreads it is called
Military TB
What are the 5 tests to diagnose TB mentioned?
Skin, Blood, Lab, Chest X-Ray and CT scans
Feeling tired and drained
Fatigue
waxy coating primarily due to the presecnce of
How many people in the U.S. have latent TB?
~13 million
Name one disease caused by military TB
Meningitis
Pott's Disease
Addison's Disease
Hepititis
Scrofula
What is the name of the TB skin test?
Mantoux test
HEMOPTYSIS
Coughing up blood
First discovered by and in?
Robert Koch in 1882