Information on Various Common Ailments

Acne
Alcoholism
Amnesia
Anaemia
Anorexia
Appendicitis
Areriosclerosis
Arthritis
Asthma
Backache
Boils
Bronchitis
Cataract
Cholera
Cirrhosis
Colitis
Conjuctivitis
Corns
Coronary Heart Disease
Cough
Cystitis
Dandruff
Defective Vision
Depression
Diabetes Mellitus
Dysmenorrhoea
Diarrhoea
Female Sterility
Fever
Gall Bladder Disorders
Gastritis
Goitre
Gout
Hair Loss
Halitosis
Headaches
High Blood Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Hives
Hypoglycemia
Hypertension
Influenza
Insomania
Jaundice
Kidney Stones
Leucorrhoea
Low Blood Pressure
Malaria
Measles
Menopausal Disorders
Migraine
Mumps
Nausea
Nephritis
Obesity
Palpitation
Peptic Ulcer
Piles
Pneumonia
Psoriasis
Ringworm
Scurvy
Sinusitis
Smallpox
Snoring
Sore Throat
Stress
Tonsillitis
Toothache
Tuberculosis
Urinary Tract Infection
Urticaria
Varicose Veins
Vision Impairment
Warts
Whooping Cough

Causes for Tuberculosis (TB)

• Tuberculosis is mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is a slow-growing bacteria that thrive in areas of the body that are rich in blood and oxygen. It's a Gram-positive, Rod-shaped, Non-motile, Acid-fast, Hydrophobic bacteria.

• Other bacteria are also responsible for causing Tuberculosis. These includes: M. tuberculosis complex, M. bovis or M. africanum.

• It is a contagious disease i. e. transmitted from person to person via droplets. When someone with TB infection coughs, sneezes, or talks, tiny droplets of saliva or mucus are expelled into the air, which could be inhaled by another person.

• Once infectious particles reach the alveoli.Then the bacteria are transmitted to your lymph system and bloodstream and spread to other organs. The bacteria further multiply in organs that have high oxygen pressures, such as the upper lobes of your lungs, your kidneys, bone marrow, and meninges-the membrane like coverings of your brain and spinal cord.

• Poverty, poor nutrition, crowded living conditions are also the main causes of tuberculosis.

Other Possible Causes of Tuberculosis includes:

• HIV infection: If you have the HIV infection, then there are more chances to get affected by tuberculosis.
• Low socioeconomic status, may also cause tuberculosis.
• Alcoholism: Alcoholism may also lead to the tuberculosis condition.
• Crowded living conditions
• If you are suffering from diseases that weaken the immune system of your body, may cause tuberculosis.