It turns out, disease Tuberculosis (TB) does not always show symptoms. There is a disease TBC asymptomatic that are latent and need to be watched out for.
The chairman of the Stop TB Partnership Foundation, Nurul HW Luntungan, said that this latent TB disease is caused by bacteria hiding in the body. Because it is hidden, the result is that the person does not produce a number of symptoms.
“This TB disease is caused by other, different bacteria. These TB bacteria can hide in the body and people who get the bacteria don’t necessarily look like they have TB,” said Nurul in a virtual press conference in Jakarta, Tuesday (22/3), citing the page. Healthy My Country Ministry of Health.
The Coordinator of TB Substance, Directorate of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health, Tiffany Tiara Pakasi said the same thing. Latent TB infection occurs when the exposed person has a good immune system.
In this case, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis are not lost, but are in a sleeping position.
“So that at any time if his immune system drops, etc., he can trigger these germs so that active tuberculosis occurs,” explained Tiara.
Currently, controlling latent asymptomatic TB has become one of the government’s focuses.
“So in the last few years, the government has focused latent TB into the TB elimination program, and focused on the groups most at risk, in this case close contacts of all ages,” said Tiara.
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Illustration. People need to be aware of latent asymptomatic TB. (iStock/Chinnapong)- – |
Close contact screening itself is done through questions and examinations with tuberculin skin tests or blood tests. If it is known that someone has latent TB, TB prevention drugs will be given.
Unfortunately, Tiara continued, because they don’t show symptoms, most people don’t want to do TB screening. This is also an obstacle in its control.
In this case, continued Tiara, maximum education is needed. The public needs to be convinced of the importance of taking medication if they are known to be at high risk for asymptomatic TB.
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