Thursday, November 5, 2009

WHAT IS TUBERCULOSIS?

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that is caused by rod-shaped bacteria called tubercle bacilli.The German doctor,Robert koch discoverd the bacilli in 1882.

The disease mainly affects the lungs coughing and sputum production being the most common symptoms.Often,blood in the sputum indicates damaged blood vessels in the lungs.Symptoms of advanced tuberculosis include chest pain,fever,sweating at night,fatigue,weight loss and loss of appetite.In the advanced stages of the disease the patient coughs up large quantities of blood.At one time,tuberculosis was amongst the most common causes of death and was dreaded.

If you are suffering from tuberculosis then just take rich and healthy diet like:

1.Indian gooseberry is good.What you have to do is just mix it with honey and take it regularly in morning.

2.Avoid alcohol because alcohol can increase your tuberculosis disease.

3.You can try custurd apple also.

4.Take milk and raw juices regularly.

However today,improved methods of prevention,detection--by skin tests laboratory tests and chest x-rays along with an effective anti-tubercular drug treatment etc.has gratly reduced the number of people affected and dying of the disease.

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