Wednesday, April 20, 2011

What are the dangers of leaving tuberculosis untreated


What are the dangers of leaving tuberculosis untreated?

Infectious Diseases - 7 Answers
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Spreading it around to everyone else....
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Death
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not just death for you but you can spread it to alot of others maybe your loved ones. it is very contagious
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It's spread by airborn droplets very easily, so you're not only putting yourself at risk but everyone else you are around as well.
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positive tb cant kill you but can make you sick at a certain age but active tb can kill and spread threw other people...tell your doctor and they will give you free medicine because some tb are so dangerous it can kill you and spread...
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Untreated TB is harmless if the bacteria is latent. However, if it develops into full-blown TB, then it can be fatal. TB is not just a respiratory disease. Untreated TB can spread throughout your bloodstream, therefore to the rest of your body systems.
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Left untreated your organs get infected and cause damaged - lots of pain. The brain will get damage and even coma - again, lots of pain. Cause paralysis if the spine is infected. Joints will have that arthritic type of pain. The lungs gets the worst of it thus will cause the infected person to have painful coughing constantly. That alone, would enticed that person to see the doctor. Basically - lots of pain, then death. Then there's infecting those who breath the air you breath



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