Sunday, January 4, 2009

what is the average life expectancy of a person livivng with tuberculosis


what is the average life expectancy of a person livivng with tuberculosis?
if you can answer this also who is more likely to get it? males or females? what ethnicities? what age groups?
Respiratory Diseases - 3 Answers
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1 :
well, nowadays we have medication to cure this. i got tested for the virus and took medicine for 9 months, so you can go ahead to take medication
2 :
do your own assignment, stop trying to get other ppl to do it for you
3 :
TB tuberculosis does not discriminate based on age, race, or gender! but when it does strike it typically is due to being exposed to real trashy scummy person like a dope shooting junkie, a dirty filthy jail inmate, or simply from some kids in an overcrowded school. TB flourishes in overcrowded institutions as i worked in prison when i was in my 20s, and i would see correctional officers ie. staff contract this nasty disease. the problem is that when people cough persistently and they have TB in an overcrowded place like schools, jails, cafeterias, it spreads to people this way. as far as life expectancy i would not pay attention to the age survival rates because the stats are misleading due to the other health factors of the people that have it or die from it. the problem in stats is that they do not tell you that the average person with tuberculosis unfortunately has other bad habits, alcohol, drugs, injecting drugs, typically it afflicts homeless people with bad habits as well. but ive seen it in the best of people, healthcare workers, cops that deal with sick people. luckily my buds that caught it took the meds, got the rest, improved there diet etc. i never go with stats as they are skewed as everyone is different, if some people have TB at age 70, they dont live as long versus a person that has TB at age 25, one person could not get rest, do drugs, abuse alcohol etc. so you have to focus on yourself and follow docs orders. rest and vitamins,. they dont tell you this, but growth hormone injections do help the fight against TB, you can find it online. it boosts your immune system.. good luck



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