MORE COMMON IMMUNE-SYSTEM DISEASES: TUBERCULOSIS
TUBERCULOSIS: caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Can occur in any part of body, but usually strikes the lungs. Symptoms vary with part of body affected.
Signs and Symptoms: first symptoms include coughing up of blood; shortness of breath; fever. Signs and symptoms depend upon where the bacteria settles in the body. Constitutional signs and symptoms include fever; malaise; loss of appetite; weight loss; haggard appearance. Tuberculosis is more prevalent in the lungs. May cause cough; a bloody cough; shortness of breath; chest pain; fever; malaise; weight loss. If it’s in kidneys, urine may be bloody or filled with pus. In the brain, it can cause changes in behavior, headaches, coma, stupor, drowsiness, death. If it gets into the intestinal tract, can cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. In the adrenals, it can cause adrenal insufficiency (weakness, fatigue and other symptoms). This is called Addison’s disease. (President Kennedy suffered from Addison’s disease.) If it gets in liver, may cause jaundice. In the joints, it can cause pain and symptoms of arthritis. If in the spine, it may cause backache; collapse of vertebrae. It can invade glands all over the body, especially in the neck.
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March 10, 2010
More Common Immune-System Diseases- Tuberculosis
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