Life Without Tuberculosis

Pulmonary Tuberculosis is transmit by Aerosol droplets nuclei. Pulmonary tuberculosis is an airborne disease. The mechanism of the disease or pathogenesis was started with the bacilli Mycobacterium tuberculosis enter, and live in the alveoli macrophages. Depend on the immunity ,the bacilli may increase growth and multiply and induce the immune response increase or blow up. These imbalance immune response destruct pulmonary tissue till necrosis, and rupture bronchi, ending with the manifestation of the pulmonary tuberculosis. Base on this pulmonary Tuberculosis pathogenesis, the principle to protect from this disease are:

1. All of the pulmonary tuberculosis patients must be threat with adequate-therapy e.g. standard anti tuberculosis drugs in complete regimens, 6 – 8 months period.
2. All of the people with tuberculosis suspect must be diagnose with base on laboratory result and immediately threat properly. The pulmonary tuberculosis suspect e.g. purulent producing cough more than 3 weeks; fever or sweat in the night; nausea and decreasing body weight.
3. Hygiene sanitation of the environment must be hold to release aerosol droplets nuclei. The living house with enough ultraviolet shines from the sun. The ventilation of the room is the best. The room is dry, not moist.
4. The immunity must be care in the optimal condition, intake the best nutrition e.g. contain optimal protein, carbohydrate, lipid ,vitamin, and mineral; decreasing physic and psyche stressor with optimal resting time.

I hope this healthy ways can protect our life from pulmonary Tuberculosis. God bless you.

Written by Prof.Dr.Ni Made Mertaniasih.dr.Sp.MK.