“Win The Fight Before It Starts…..Test For TB”
“Tuberculosis: Feels Good Get That Off My Chest” CHIDAMBARAM HOSPITAL चिदंबरम अस्पताल, ചിദംബരം ഹോസ്പിറ്റൽ சிதம்பரம் மருத்துவமனை, திசையன்விளை.627657 “Nature is that lovely lady to whom we owe polio, leprosy, smallpox, syphilis, tuberculosis, cancer.” “Be Aware Cuz TB Is Out There!” Generally, tuberculosis affects the lungs (known as pulmonary tuberculosis) but may spread to other organs including the lymph nodes, gastro intestinal tract, genito-urinary tract, brain, coverings of the brain (meninges) or heart (pericardium), bones, joints, skin, eyes or almost any other organ in the body. Only the hair and nails are not affected by TB . When a person is infected with pulmonary tuberculosis, the bacteria in the lungs multiply and cause pneumonia along with chest pain, hemoptysis and a prolonged cough. The lymph nodes near the heart and lungs become enlarged. As the TB bacteria tries to spread to other parts of the body, the body's immune syst...