Tuberculosis is an infectious disease of the lungs. It is quite insidious, because it can affect not only the lungs, but also other organs. Pulmonary tuberculosis, whose closed form is much more common than open, carries a great danger.
What is a closed form of tuberculosis, how is it transmitted?
With a closed form of the disease, microorganisms seem to be in a sleepy state. They destroy the cells in which they are located. But for others, a patient with this form of the disease is not dangerous. True, it is worth knowing that a disease in any form can be transmitted from one person to another. And how is the closed form of tuberculosis transmitted? This occurs at the moment when the infection enters the active phase. At this time, the bacteria are transmitted by sneezing and coughing. It is worth remembering that tuberculosis is not inherited. In sick parents, the child will be born completely healthy.
Closed TB: Symptoms
With a closed form of tuberculosis, the patient may not even realize that he is infected. And in the end, pleurisy can develop - the accumulation of fluid in the lungs. The patient will constantly feel weakness and suffocate. The temperature can hold, especially in the evenings. Only an experienced specialist can make a diagnosis after all the necessary tests and fluorographic examinations.
How to cure tuberculosis?
The closed form of tuberculosis (as it is transmitted, is already known) is currently quite curable. True, it is considered the most insidious, because the infection remains inactive. This prevents antibiotics from penetrating to its focus and accelerating recovery. Only a TB doctor is involved in the treatment. But it should be remembered that pulmonary tuberculosis, the closed form of which seems less dangerous, is easier to cure the sooner it is detected. If one of the forms of the disease is diagnosed, then taking special medications can last a very long time, sometimes more than a year. Medications relieve the general symptoms of the disease, but this does not mean that a full recovery has come. It’s just that the cause of the disease itself is stopped, but the medication should be continued until the doctor cancels them. Often we ourselves decide that we are already healthy, and you can not drink pills, thereby only making ourselves worse. Treatment of closed tuberculosis is quite successfully carried out in sanatoriums. Only a combination of comprehensive measures can lead to a complete recovery.
Preventive measures
In order not to become infected with tuberculosis, some preventive measures must be taken. The main of them can be called a fluorographic examination, which should be carried out annually. This is the only way to detect the disease at the earliest stages. Children should not have an x-ray, so they are given a Mantoux test to diagnose tuberculosis . All employees of children's institutions, as well as those working in public catering and institutions related to people, are not allowed to work in cases of suspected illness. In Russia, in order to prevent the development of the disease, they are vaccinated, which lasts about five years.
Well, now we know what a closed form of tuberculosis is, how it is transmitted and how to recognize this ailment. Be healthy!