How will doctors most likeling respond to someone who has an active case of drug resistant tuberculosis

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Regina Drake

10 March, 10:41

How will doctors most likeling respond to someone who has an active case of drug resistant tuberculosis

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Reese Clay · Answer 1

Answer: Doctors will still use other drugs that are known to treat tuberculosis, even if they are less effective than the common drugs.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria that are spread through the air from one person to another. TB affects not just the lungs, but other parts of the body (the brain, the kidneys, or the spine). In most cases, TB is treatable and curable; however, sometimes drug-resistant tuberculosis occurs when the drug can no longer kill the TB bacteria. In such case, doctors will use other drugs that are known to treat TB, even if they are less effective than the commonly available drugs.

Elisabeth · Answer 2

I believe the doctors will use other drugs that are known to be able to treat TB, even if they are less effective than the common drugs.

Sometimes drug resistant TB occurs when bacteria become resistant to the drugs used to treat TB. Which means that the drug can no longer kill the TB bacteria. The TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings.