Question

a person is having cough chest pain and low fever for more than 15 days he is losing his weight and appetite also.
1 name the disease the person is suffering from.
2. is the disease communicable
3. write the name of causative organism for this disease
4.what step will you take if the disease is confirmed.

Answer 1

1. He might be suffering from tuberculosis.

2. Yes it is an infectious disease which spreads through air when the subject coughs.

3. The bacteria responsible is Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

4.once the disease is diagnosed drugs like Isoniacid or Rifampicin are used as directed by the physician