Usually has a positive skin test or TB Weakness or fatigue blood test Weight loss Has a normal chest x-ray and sputum No appetite test Chills May convert to active TB later in life if Fever immune system declines Sweating at night Individual’s TB action plan for by Scotland Government, 2011, P.5. Note. Adapted from “A Scotland,” Infection of other organs causes a wide range of symptoms. Proper diagnosis of active TB relies on radiology and its findings, as well as microscopic examination and microbiological culture of body fluids while the diagnosis of latent TB relies on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and/or blood tests. Brief statistics Tuberculosis (TB) is a global issue and it is estimated that TB continues to kill approximately 1.8 million people worldwide each year. One third of the world's population is thought to have been infected with with new infections occurring in about 1% of M. tuberculosis, the population each year. In 2007, there were an estimated 13.7 million chronic active cases globally, while in 2010, there were an estimated 8.8 million new cases and 1.5 million associated deaths, mostly occurring in developing countries. The rates of tuberculosis in different areas varies across the globe; about 80% of the population in many Asian and African countries tests positive in tuberculin tests, while only of the United States population tests positive. While more people in the developing world
Usually has a positive skin test or TB blood test Has a normal chest x-ray and sputum test May convert to active TB later in life if Individual’s immune system declines Weakness or fatigue Weight loss No appetite Chills Fever Sweating at night Note. Adapted from “A TB action plan for Scotland,” by Scotland Government, 2011, P.5. Infection of other organs causes a wide range of symptoms. Proper diagnosis of active TB relies on radiology and its findings, as well as microscopic examination and microbiological culture of body fluids while the diagnosis of latent TB relies on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and/or blood tests. Brief statistics Tuberculosis (TB) is a global issue and it is estimated that TB continues to kill approximately 1.8 million people worldwide each year. One third of the world's population is thought to have been infected with M. tuberculosis, with new infections occurring in about 1% of the population each year. In 2007, there were an estimated 13.7 million chronic active cases globally, while in 2010, there were an estimated 8.8 million new cases and 1.5 million associated deaths, mostly occurring in developing countries. The rates of tuberculosis in different areas varies across the globe; about 80% of the population in many Asian and African countries tests positive in tuberculin tests, while only of the United States population tests positive. While more people in the developing world