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Symptoms of active TB include a persistent cough that lasts more than three weeks, chest pain, coughing up blood, weight loss, fever, and night sweats.

Yes, TB can be cured with proper treatment. However, the treatment is long-term and requires multiple antibiotics over a span of at least six months.

The Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is used against TB. It is one of the most widely used of all current vaccines, and it has a variable efficacy against adult pulmonary TB.

XDR-TB is a form of TB caused by bacteria that are resistant to several of the most effective anti-TB drugs, including at least isoniazid and rifampin, among others.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. It primarily affects the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body.

Preventive measures include vaccination with the BCG vaccine, early detection and treatment of active TB cases, and improved living conditions with better ventilation.

The DOTS strategy, which stands for Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course, is important because it ensures patients with TB complete their course of medication, reducing the risk of drug resistance.

HIV significantly increases the risk of latent TB reactivating and progressing to active TB, because it weakens the immune system.

TB is treated with a standard 6-month course of four antimicrobial drugs. Adherence to the treatment is crucial to cure and to prevent the development of drug resistance.

The two main types of TB are latent TB, where the bacteria remain inactive, and active TB, where the bacteria cause symptoms and can be transmitted.

TB can be diagnosed using a skin test called the Mantoux test, a blood test, sputum tests, and chest X-rays.

MDR-TB is a form of TB infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to treatment with at least two of the most powerful first-line anti-TB medications: isoniazid and rifampin.

People with weakened immune systems, such as those with HIV, diabetes, and smokers, as well as individuals living in overcrowded conditions, are at higher risk.

TB is spread through the air when people who have active TB in their lungs cough, spit, speak, or sneeze.