Work Together
to End Tuberculosis
March 24, 2023 is the 28th World Tuberculosis Day. Yesterday afternoon, representatives from Qujiang District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine came to Kingdecor to give a lecture on "Knowledge of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control", aiming at calling on the whole society to take action to end the epidemic of tuberculosis and together safeguard the health of all.
What is Tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis is a chronic respiratory infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (i.e. tubercle bacillus), which can invade organs throughout the body and about 90% of it may invade the lungs, leading to tuberculosis, also known as TB. According to the World Health Organization and some reports in China, the incidence of TB in China ranks third worldwide. Therefore, there is no delay in TB prevention and treatment.
How is Tuberculosis Transmitted?
In general, it is spread from person to person mainly through respiratory infections. When people infected with tuberculosis cough, sneeze or speak loud, they emit a large number of tiny droplets containing tubercle bacillus; if they spit in public, it may result in a fact that dust containing tubercle bacillus suspend in the air when the sputum is dried and rises in the wind. Once a person has inhaled those droplets and dust, he may be infected. Infection by tubercle bacillus does not necessarily lead to tuberculosis, but only when the body's resistance is reduced.
What Are the Symptoms and Risks of TB?
Systemic symptoms of tuberculosis include low-grade fever in the afternoon, night sweats, decreased appetite, fatigue and weakness, and weight loss. Respiratory symptoms include cough, expectoration, hemoptysis, chest pain and dyspnea. Among patients with TB who are not detected in time or treated completely, TB lesions in the lungs may recurrently worsen, and the course of the disease will be prolonged with the formation of cavitation and fibrosis, causing severe damage to lung tissue and lung function.
Can Tuberculosis Be Treated?
Getting tuberculosis is not dire, and the vast majority of patients can be cured if they are treated under the principles of early, combined, appropriate, regular, and full course of treatment, the standardized treatment program developed by the state, the course of treatment for 6-8 months and adherence to the rules of care regimen.
How to Prevent Tuberculosis?
No spitting anywhere. Cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing, and wearing a mask can reduce the spread of TB.
①Tuberculosis patients should avoid others and cover their mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
②Patients with TB should not spit anywhere, but spit in a covered spittoon with disinfectant, or in a disinfectant wet tissue or sealed spit bag if it is inconvenient.
③TB patients should try not to go to crowded public places, and if they must, they should wear a mask.
④TB patients treated at home should try to live in a separate room from others, keep the room ventilated and wear a mask to prevent family members from being infected.
⑤Tuberculosis can be prevented and treated. Strengthening nutrition and improving the body's resistance can help prevent TB.
⑥Regular health check-ups, especially for family members and friends who are in close contact with TB patients, are important. Regular check-ups about TB enable early detection and timely treatment.
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