TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air. A person needs to inhale only a few of these germs to become infected.
About one-third of the world's population has latent TB, which means people have been infected by TB bacteria but are not (yet) ill with disease and cannot transmit the disease.
People infected with TB bacteria have a lifetime risk of falling ill with TB of 10%. However persons with compromised immune systems, such as people living with HIV, malnutrition or diabetes, or people who use tobacco, have a much higher risk of falling ill.
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Nursing Diagnosis for Tuberculosis
- Ineffective Airway Clearance
- Risk for impaired Gas Exchange
- Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements
- Risk for Infection
- Fatigue
- Ineffective Coping
- Risk for Injury
- Deficient Knowledge [Learning Need] regarding condition, treatment, prevention.
