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Treatment for Pleural effusion
Pleural effusion is treated by removing excess fluid from the pleural space, reducing inflammation or infection, and correcting the underlying disorder that caused the fluid to accumulate. The main approaches include drainage procedures, medications…
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Causes of Pleural effusion
Pleural effusion develops when excess fluid accumulates in the pleural space, the thin cavity between the lungs and the chest wall. In practical terms, it is caused by an imbalance in the normal processes…
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Causes of Latent tuberculosis infection
Latent tuberculosis infection is caused by exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the bacterium that also causes active tuberculosis disease, followed by an incomplete immune response that contains the infection without fully eliminating it. In…
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Symptoms of Latent tuberculosis infection
What are the symptoms of latent tuberculosis infection? In most cases, there are no symptoms at all. Latent tuberculosis infection means that Mycobacterium tuberculosis is present in the body, but it has been contained…
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What is Latent tuberculosis infection
Latent tuberculosis infection is a state in which Mycobacterium tuberculosis has entered the body and survived, but remains contained by the immune system without causing active disease. The infection involves mainly the immune system…
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FAQ about Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, often called TB, is a contagious infection that most commonly affects the lungs, but it can also involve other parts of the body. Many people know TB as an older disease, yet it…
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Prevention of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis , a bacterium that primarily spreads through airborne particles released when a person with active pulmonary or laryngeal TB coughs, speaks, or sings. Because…