What Is Tuberculosis?
10. Treatment
Although TB remains a dangerous disease if it is not treated, we are able to cure it. Treatment involves taking certain medication and the patient may need to continue taking the medication for up to 9 months. The medication prescribed will vary according to a number of factors including the patient’s overall health, and age.
It is important that the patient completes their medication, even if they do feel as though they have fully recovered. This is to ensure that all of the bacteria are killed; otherwise drug resistant bacteria that managed to survive could proliferate again and cause even more severe problems.
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