ASK A DOCTOR: WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO A PERSON IF THEY DON'T TAKE TREATMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS?
Expert opinion from Shobha S Reddy
MBBS, Masters in Diabetology, General Practitioner & Diabetologist · 15 years of experience · India
Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis that most often affects the lungs but can also spread to other organs of the body. Tuberculosis spreads through the air from person to person. When an infected person sneezes, coughs, or spits, the particles are spilled into the air. It is a curable and preventable disease. Symptoms include a cough that lasts for more than3 weeks, chest pain, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, night sweats, coughing out blood, weakness. Treatment involves taking medication for 6 to 9 months. If a person does not get treated, he or she might spread the disease to others. The disease might spread to other organs like the spine, brain, joints, etc. If it is severe can lead to the death of a person.
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Expert opinion from Marcella Abunahman Pereira
Specialization in Clinical Cardiology · 12 years of experience · Brazil
Tuberculosis is an infectious and transmissible disease that primarily affects the lungs, although it can affect other organs. Without treatment, tuberculosis can cause manifestations like anorexia, spinal pain, lung problems, kidney failure, heart disorders, meningitis and it can be fatal. Furthermore, the infected person can spread the disease and contaminate countless other people.
Expert opinion from Ilya Aleksandrovskiy
M.D., MBA · 5 years of experience · USA
Tuberculosis usually affects the lungs, but it can spread to other parts of the body such as the brain, kidney, spine rendering them not functional. Hence a person with tuberculosis can die if they do not receive treatment.
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