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    Tuberculosis: What Is It and How Do We Keep Healthy?: A Presentation For Pacific Island Schools and Communities

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    Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that spreads through the air when someone with active TB disease coughs or sneezes. It most often infects the lungs. While many people are infected with TB worldwide, not all become sick. Those with weakened immune systems are most at risk. To prevent TB, people exposed should get tested and complete treatment if infected. Signs of active TB include prolonged cough, chest pain, coughing up blood, fever and weight loss. Treatment involves a DOTS program where patients receive supervised medication for 6-8 months to cure the disease.

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    Tuberculosis: What Is It and How Do We Keep Healthy?: A Presentation For Pacific Island Schools and Communities

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    Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that spreads through the air when someone with active TB disease coughs or sneezes. It most often infects the lungs. While many people are infected with TB worldwide, not all become sick. Those with weakened immune systems are most at risk. To prevent TB, people exposed should get tested and complete treatment if infected. Signs of active TB include prolonged cough, chest pain, coughing up blood, fever and weight loss. Treatment involves a DOTS program where patients receive supervised medication for 6-8 months to cure the disease.

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    Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that spreads through the air when someone with active TB disease coughs or sneezes. It most often infects the lungs. While many people are infected with TB worldwide, not all become sick. Those with weakened immune systems are most at risk. To prevent TB, people exposed should get tested and complete treatment if infected. Signs of active TB include prolonged cough, chest pain, coughing up blood, fever and weight loss. Treatment involves a DOTS program where patients receive supervised medication for 6-8 months to cure the disease.

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    Tuberculosis: What Is It and How Do We Keep Healthy?: A Presentation For Pacific Island Schools and Communities

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    Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that spreads through the air when someone with active TB disease coughs or sneezes. It most often infects the lungs. While many people are infected with TB worldwide, not all become sick. Those with weakened immune systems are most at risk. To prevent TB, people exposed should get tested and complete treatment if infected. Signs of active TB include prolonged cough, chest pain, coughing up blood, fever and weight loss. Treatment involves a DOTS program where patients receive supervised medication for 6-8 months to cure the disease.

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    Tuberculosis: What Is It and

    How Do We Keep Healthy?

    A Presentation for Pacific Island


    Schools and Communities
    Presentation Overview
    1. What is tuberculosis (TB)?

    2. How can I prevent TB?

    3. How do I know if I have TB?

    4. What is the treatment for TB?


    What is Tuberculosis?
    • Tuberculosis (often called TB) is a
    disease spread from person to person
    through the air.

    • Most often, TB infects the lungs.

    • When someone sick with TB coughs,


    spits, talks, or sneezes, their germs are
    sent into the air.
    What is TB?
    • Another person can breathe in these
    germs—especially in small, closed-in
    spaces—and become infected with TB.
    What is TB?
    • Many people are infected with TB—
    worldwide about 1 in every 3 people.

    • Not all of these people become sick


    from TB right away; and some never do.

    • The body of a healthy person will fight


    the germs and sometimes can keep the
    TB under control. These people often
    do not know they have a TB infection.
    What is TB?
    • But, if a person becomes sick or
    their body’s defenses are weak, the
    TB germs will multiply.

    • Then, TB infection turns into TB


    disease, which is very serious.
    What is TB?
    • People with TB disease can
    become very sick—so weak they
    cannot work, play, or be active.

    • TB disease can also kill people. TB


    kills about 2 million people every
    year.
    How Can I Prevent TB?
    • It is hard to keep from getting TB
    because it spreads easily.

    • However, you are more likely to get


    TB if you spend a lot of time close to a
    person with TB disease.
    How Can I Prevent TB?
    • If you need to be close to a person
    (like a family member) who has TB,
    ask a nurse or doctor how to keep
    safe.

    • Children, elders, and people who are


    sick should wait to visit a TB patient
    until after the nurse or doctor says it’s
    OK.
    How Can I Prevent TB?
    The best ways to prevent TB are:
    • Help anyone who has been
    exposed to TB or has signs of TB to
    get tested for TB; and

    • Help anyone with TB disease to


    start and finish their treatment.
    How Can I Prevent TB?
    • The sooner a person discovers
    they have TB, through a test, the
    easier it is keep them healthy or
    help them get better.
    • It is very, very important that a TB
    patient follows their treatment. If
    they do not finish their treatment,
    the TB will get stronger and harder
    (and much more expensive) to
    fight.
    How do I know if I have TB?
    • The warning signs for people who may
    have TB are:
    1. A serious cough that lasts for 3
    weeks or more
    2. Chest pain
    3. Coughing up blood

    • See a doctor if you have these signs.


    How do I know if I have TB?
    • If you have TB outside of your lungs (it’s
    uncommon), the warning signs depend on
    where the infection is. For example, TB in
    your spine will make your back hurt.
    • General signs include: fever, chills, night
    sweats, losing appetite (hunger), losing
    weight, and becoming very tired easily.
    • See a doctor if you have these signs.
    What is the Treatment
    for TB?
    • The treatment for TB in most places is
    called DOTS.
    • DOTS is very effective.
    • DOTS is very cheap.
    • DOTS treatment usually only lasts 6-8
    months.
    What is the Treatment for TB?
    • In DOTS, a health worker or a
    community volunteer will meet the TB
    patient every time they need to take
    their medicine.
    • The health worker or volunteer makes
    sure the TB patient takes all the
    medicine on time.
    • This support for the TB patient makes
    DOTS work well and helps people get
    healthy fast.
    In Conclusion
    • TB is a serious disease that spreads
    easily.
    • If someone has the warning signs of
    TB they should get tested.
    • If someone has TB they should start
    and finish their treatment.
    • Ask your health worker for more
    information.
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