Tuberculosis

August 22, 2010 · Posted in Tuberculosis · Comment 

The first thing is to know the disease that first we see around Wikipedia
Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB or TB), formerly known as consumption, is an infectious disease caused by several species of Mycobacterium, all belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

The most important and representative, the cause of tuberculosis is Mycobacterium tuberculosis or TB bacillus Koch.La is possibly the most prevalent infectious disease in the world. Other mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium africanum, Mycobacterium Canetti, and Mycobacterium microti can also cause tuberculosis, but these species do not usually do in the healthy individual. Although tuberculosis is predominantly a disease of the lungs, may also be affecting the central nervous system, lymphatic system, circulatory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, bones, joints and even skin.

The good news is that Peru has a campaign Minsa free to treat the disease called “National Health Strategy on Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis (ESN-PCT), the treatments are in the health centers in each district of the patient.