How to fight tuberculosis

 

    TB (Tuberculosis) is an infectious disease caused by germs known as tubercle bacillus. The bacillus is air bone and attacks the lungs. It can also attack other parts of the baby like bones, spines, liver and the brain.

The symptoms are:

• Cough lasting for two and more weeks
• Blood stained sputum
• Fever and Chills
• Night sweats
• Loss of weight
• Chest pain
• Difficulty in breathing
• Feeling tired all the time

How to prevent it

• Cover your mouth while coughing and sneezing
• Open Windows in houses, schools, offices and public transport
• Avoid staying in crowded and poorly ventilated places
• Take your prescribed TB treatment seriously
• Have your child vaccinated with TB vaccine at birth

Treatment for it:

       It is advisable to take the medicine for TB treatment continuously for six months daily under doctor consultation. If the medicines are not taken well one might develop multi drug resistant TB which may be very difficult to treat. Avoid consuming alcohol during the entire course of treatment.

Diet to be followed

• Take 2 cups of fruits and 2 1/2 cups of vegetables per day
• Consume 3 cups of fat- free,  low- fat milk per day
• Consume foods and drinks with little added sugars or caloric sweeteners
• Eat protein rich foods such as fish, beans, peas, nuts and seeds

Keywords :Tuberculosis, alcohol, TB vaccine 

Vitamin D causes tuberculosis

       Vitamin D deficiency causes tuberculosis found by the Australian researches. Nutritious food will make wonders in such patients who are affected by severe tuberculosis. In a research done by the WHO (World Health Organization) it was clearly said that more than 1.6 million people are infected to tuberculosis every year. By adding best supplementary foods like Egg , milk, meat, beef, cod liver oil, tuna fish, liver cheese ,orange juice, sword fish, cat fish are the best foods which makes wonder in making your body absolvable in vitamin D.

    Vitamin D fights against bacterial infections that affects the skin. Absorption of good sunlight will give you adequate amount of vitamin D to the body. For a greater bone strength vitamin D will start the process from the root to the branches of the body. Eat the best food to get the best nutritious energy medicine for your body from our regular food itself. “Prevention is better than cure” is the right way to get rid of infections by maintaining the body earlier and safer.

Keywords: tuberculosis, Sunlight.