Signs and Symptoms of Tuberculosis

o        Fever (means elevation above the normal temperature)

o        Pain all over the body

o        Catarrh

o        Cough cold, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, and inflammation of the respiratory track and the presence of  lick spot.

Reasons for Outbreak of Tuberculosis

o        Poor personal hygiene by butchers.

o        Lack of potable water.

o        Insanitary condition.

o        Inadequate facilities such as toilet, bathroom.

o        O

vercrowding and inadequate ventilated house.

o        Environmental sanitation, use of insecticides.

o        Disinfection and disinfestations and vaccination.

o        It also occurs as a result of the nature and type of food we consume and economic crops.

What is Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis is an air borne infection caused by bacteria infection and mostly common in urban slum.

Agents/Causative Agent -          Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Incubation period             -           4-10 weeks

Reservoir of infection        -           Man human, strain, cattle

Mode of transmission        -           Droplet, droplet nuclei and dust

Occurrence                         -           worldwide

What is a Zoonotic Disease?

Zoonotic diseases (also called Zoonoses) are infectious diseases that can be spread from animals to humans. There are many zoonotic diseases, and their threat to human health is growing due to increasing global movement of people and animals and the effect of human populations expanding into various under developed wild life habitats.

Some zoonotic diseases are transmitted directly from animals to people, some result from contamination of the environment by animals and other require a vector such as tick or mosquito. Examples of zoonotic disease include:

o        Rabies

o        Tuberculosis

o        Anthrax

Principles of First Aid Treatment

a)                Remove the source of danger from the patient, for example a pillow from the face, a bone from the throat or debris from the chest or remove the patient from the source of danger, for example remove a gas or smoke filled room or take the patient

out of the water in case of drowning

b)                Undo all tight clothing round the neck, chest and waist.

c)                As far as possible, clean the mouth of any obstruction such as vomit, blood or saliva.

d)                If breathing has ceased, start artificial respiration.

e)                If the patient is out of doors, keep the person reasonable warm by making a rug or blanket on the body, but do not over heat the patient.

f)                   Make all necessary arrangement and transport victims or casualty to the hospital.