Discussion Topic-Bacterial Mutation and Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Answer the questions and post your answers. Write in complete sentences.

1. What is TB and how is it transmitted?
2. How is latent TB different than an active TB infection?
3. What type of microbe is TB?
4. What is MDR-TB?
5. How is MDR treated and how long is the treatment?
6. How does being HIV+ make it more likely to catch TB?
7. What is Doctors Without Borders?
8. What are the most common side effects of TB medication?
9. Why is it critical not to miss doses of TB medication or suspend the medication regimen?
10. What is one exception to temporarily suspending TB drugs?
11. How can TB treatment affect patients emotionally and psychologically?
12. Why must beds in TB hospitals be kept a minimum of 13 feet apart?
13. What is scrofula?
14. What is XDR and how is it different from MDR?
15. How long does it take to treat XDR, and is it curable?
16. Why do patients with XDR most often die even if they are on medication?
17. Explain how TB becomes resistant to medication?
18. How many cases of TB were reported in the US in 2019?
19. What are some important ways to prevent exposure to TB?
20. What is the tuberculin test and what can it tell us about TB exposure?

Discussion Topic-Bacterial Mutation and Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis Answer

1. Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease cause by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can spread through the air, infecting one person through coughs, speaks or sings.
2. Latent TB is when the bacteria lives in your body, but does not make you sick, while active TB is when you are infected with the virus and are showing symptoms for the disease.