RESPIRATORY
OLD TUBERCULOSIS
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Question
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How do you cure Tuberculosis?
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It goes away in time (6 to 9 months)
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Take antibiotics
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Eat healthy
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Exercise frequently
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -2 antibiotics (isoniazid and rifampicin) for 6 months. 2 additional antibiotics (pyrazinamide and ethambutol) for the first 2 months of the 6-month treatment period.
Detailed explanation-2: -For initial empiric treatment of TB, start patients on a 4-drug regimen: isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and either ethambutol or streptomycin. Once the TB isolate is known to be fully susceptible, ethambutol (or streptomycin, if it is used as a fourth drug) can be discontinued.
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