How to Control the Further Infection of Tuberculosis

TB is spread by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection conducted. How can kill TB bacilli? »Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a rather strong resistance, tolerance to cold, even to the freezing cold, still can not kill it, even to liquid air (minus 189 degrees centigrade), as the low temperature, it Tolerance can be a few hours. Mycobacterium tuberculosis in dry conditions, but also to adapt to the heat-resistant. But tuberculosis can not tolerate hot and humid, humid circumstances, 95 ℃ temperatures, as long as one minute would be killed. Therefore Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to cold, dry heat-resistant, but can not tolerate hot and humid.

So for tuberculosis were used utensils, appliances and other heat-resistant of the most convenient way is to boil the disinfection, such as eating utensils, clothing, handkerchiefs, masks can be boiled for 10 to 15 minutes, while books, quilts and other supplies can not be disinfected water Boiled, and how to disinfect it «may be drying in the sun or ultraviolet light disinfection, direct sunlight, ultraviolet radiation, but also kill the role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Patients exposed to the articles and items used by the patient, if not heat sterilization, disinfection and not the solar radiation, alcohol can be disinfected. Many chemicals, such as Lai-su son, Dan Huishui, carbonate, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, alcohol, 84 disinfection liquid, and so on, can be killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but for different times, some take a few minutes, The need for a few hours.

In short, the tuberculosis patients using the utensils and daily necessities to take disinfection measures to adhere to disinfection, strictly disinfected to prevent the spread of infection source, the only way to prevent new people have tuberculosis.