You know? Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease ranked 10th that kills many people around the world. That is, if the signs of bronchitis are not recognized quickly, it is potentially dangerous for a person’s life.
The Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) wrote on its official website that as many as 91 percent of pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Indonesia have a high risk of transmission to healthy people around them, especially in DKI Jakarta and other areas of the country. island of Java. This is because people living in densely populated areas or slums play an important role in the spread of this disease.
Tuberculosis occurs because the body’s immune system is unable to fight a bacterial infection called Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the lungs. It grows rapidly and spreads to other organs, such as lymph nodes, bones, kidneys, brain, spine, and skin, through the blood or lymphatic system.
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Signs of tuberculosis (TB)
The signs of tuberculosis are very similar to those of the common cold. Therefore, people are often misled by the health problems they encounter. Quoted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), report to your doctor if these conditions appear:
A severe cough that lasts three weeks or more.
- Chest pain
- Cough with phlegm or even blood.
- Easily tired and weak.
- Weight loss without specific action.
- No appetite.
- Unstable body temperature.
- Fever.
- Sweating at night.
All the signs of tuberculosis are the effect of the immune system. Therefore, people are required to maintain their health to avoid various diseases.
Basic health research (Riskesdas) from 2018 states that more than one million Indonesians have tuberculosis. This places Indonesia in third place, behind China and India.
On this basis, the Indonesian government has taken preventive measures to crack down on the growing number of cases. These actions take the form of aggressive monitoring, improving TB drug services and logistics, and socializing preventative efforts across all health services.
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