How many different types of tb are there?
My grandmother keeps coughing, and the family doctor mentioned checking for TB. I thought TB was just one thing, but then I heard about different types. How many different types of TB are there?
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9 months ago
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In our days, TB was very scary, but now we have excellent treatments. Primarily it is lung TB, but it can affect other parts of the body too, which is called extrapulmonary. Don't worry at all, with modern medicines, it is fully curable.
4 months ago
Mainly, there is pulmonary TB which affects the lungs, and extrapulmonary TB which can affect other organs like bones or lymph nodes. I have PCOS so I always worry about immunity, but it is best to discuss this with a doctor to get accurate facts.
7 months ago
TB is broadly classified into pulmonary and extrapulmonary. There is also latent TB where you don't have symptoms. Skip the online reading, go to a diagnostic lab, get a Mantoux or chest X-ray if your doc suggested it, and start treatment if needed.
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4 months ago
Hey, TB is mainly divided into two types based on location: pulmonary (in the lungs) and extrapulmonary (outside the lungs, like in lymph nodes or spine). Also, doctors talk about active TB and latent TB. If you are experiencing a chronic cough or fever, please get tested.
4 months ago
I think there is lung TB and then types that happen in other parts of the body. Actually, is it true that bone TB doesn't spread from person to person like the lung one? If anyone knows, please tell me.