RESPIRATORY
OLD TUBERCULOSIS
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person who has a respiratory infection
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Any person who has a cough for more than 15 days with or without expectoration
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The presence of Koch’s bacillus
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None
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Detailed explanation-1: -When we talk about the symptoms of respiratory diseases; cough, shortness of breath, chest pain and hemoptysis (blood in the sputum) are the predominant symptoms. The cough may present for a long time along with expectoration and sometimes hemoptysis.
Detailed explanation-2: -A common but under-recognized cause of a chronic cough in adults is pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Chronic cough can also occur with fungal infections of the lung, tuberculosis (TB) infection or lung infection with nontuberculous mycobacterial organisms. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Detailed explanation-3: -A persistent cough may be caused by: a long-term respiratory tract infection, such as chronic bronchitis. asthma – this also usually causes other symptoms, such as wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. an allergy.
Detailed explanation-4: -See a GP if: you’ve had a cough for more than 3 weeks (persistent cough) your cough is very bad or quickly gets worse – for example, you have a hacking cough or cannot stop coughing. you feel very unwell.