When the repeated anti-tuberculosis cough flu

According to the Ministry of Health, "The Bulletin of the infectious disease" statistics: in morbidity and mortality rates for cohabitation in the top five infectious diseases, there is TB. For thousands of years of rampant human TB, in the last century has been basically brought under control, why can resend "quack", the second episode of the threat to people's health? » The reason, first, nearly 20 to 30 years to relax the prevention of this disease and the Census & Poor's governance and the other is the occurrence of the disease, clinical symptoms typical and is no longer a specific, and often "in between" in the sense of influenza , Bronchitis, Lobar Pneumonia and other common diseases, the result of misdiagnosis, misdiagnosis rate increase. Among them, to the elderly TB missed most common.

The typical symptoms of TB, fever, weakness, night sweats, drinking less, cough, Tanduo, hemoptysis, Normally should not be difficult diagnosis. However, in recent years, increasing people's nutrition, good physique, coupled with the anti-tuberculosis drugs on a wide range of applications, so in case of TB, its symptoms are not typical. Especially those who are infected with the minor limitations, and suffered from tuberculosis lesions have been treated by the calcification of the elderly, the infection only after repeated colds, coughs performance, most likely caused by missed. So, how can the elderly in a timely manner to have the TB? »

Where cold fever, headache and cough, Zhoushen fatigue, loss of appetite, the use of antibiotics and antiviral drugs over a week, but not significantly improve or disappear after treatment for fever and other symptoms still, it should be chest X-ray inspection; Has had tuberculosis, once the above symptoms, recurrent or persistent flu-like symptoms, but also timely for chest X-ray inspection. Chest film also check with other diseases can not be confirmed tuberculosis, chest CT scan should be, can not be confirmed, it is best to do the local disease control centre smear-and sputum culture or tuberculosis antibody detection.

If diagnosed as TB, there is no need to panic. Because, now use a variety of anti-tuberculosis drugs, a good effect. As long as doctors follow the testator, on time and adequate medication for treatment, TB is entirely curable.