Cough won’t go away? Be careful about the spread of TB that is likely to affect the productive age group – Zonanews.id – News Portal

SAINT, ZONANEWS.ID – Health is the main asset to continue performing daily activities. In addition, for the productive age group that does work activities every day.

Even if you maintain a healthy body through a healthy lifestyle, it is not unusual for someone to still get an infection. Especially those that spread through droplet diffusion, such as wear (TB).

TB is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB can attack any organ in the body, but it most commonly attacks the lungs.

Head of Kudus District Health Service (DKK), dr. Andini Aridewi explained that TB can be transmitted through the air when the person who suffers coughs or sneezes.

Symptoms of TB include a persistent cough, a cough that does not heal, coughing up blood, cold sweats at night, and weight loss.

“The exact diagnosis is made by examining the sputum through the ​​​​​​​​​Rapid Molecular Test or TCM,” said Dr. Andini.

Efforts that can be made to prevent the spread of disease, continued Dr. Andini, that is by wearing a mask, not changing eating utensils, and adding adequate nutrition with high protein.

Those who already have symptoms are also advised to be smart about using a cough procedure. Such as covering your nose and mouth, washing your hands often, and wearing a mask.

“Since transmission like Covid-19 goes through droplets, ethics like Covid-19 can be applied to this TB case,” he said.

Based on data kept by DKK Kudus, it was found that many people from the productive age group had contracted TB in Kretek Town. That is the age range of 15-64 years.