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Symptoms of tuberculosis
Is tuberculosis is inherentance disease.. I have a baby of 3 years.. has I told u she was affected with pneumonia 2 times. At age of 8 months and 20 months.. now I came to that my in-law side family members have tuberculosis ..that is even my husband has affected with tb at the age of 20.. and cured at early stage..is there any chance to get tuberculosis for my baby.. is pneumonia is symptom of tuberculosis... she is not gaining her weight.. she is very thin..and less immunity power..if yes then what are the preventive measures to be taken...
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Get Mantoux test and if it’s positive go for xene expert for confirmation and start ATT
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Dr. Vidya Dhandapani
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Guwahati
Tuberculosis is an infection and spreads from people infected with tuberculosis( and not treated), it can't be inherited.
Pneumonia is a infection of lungs and can be caused by a variety of organisms.
Has the child been immunized?
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It's better you consult a pediatrician so that child can be examined, with all the details including previous x rays and reports and details of the treatment given.
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Dr. Pooja Thakur
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Thane
Tuberculosis spreads only through respiratory droplets when there is significant contact with the infected patients secreations...it is not genetically inherited..though a baby in the womb may be affected if the mother is suffering from tuberculosis at the time.once a person is treated for tuberculosis successfully he / she is no longer infective.so your baby is safe.If she is not gaining weight and height and has recurrent infections may need to check her for any nutritional deficiencies or immunodeficiency..
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Meanwhile pl follow a nutritious diet for your child and complete all vaccinations as per schedule..also confirm if she has received pneumovoccal vaccination..if any member in the house has tuberculosis at present and is on treatment get your child screened.
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