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Cause of tuberculosis (TB) often affects the health of the child and even an adult small though.
Here let us consider whether the same and whether it has any difference Tuberculosis (TB) in children and Adults.


Even if the cause of tuberculosis (TB) in children and adults alike, the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but in fact the symptoms of TB and the different mechanisms on both. That's why it takes special handling for cases of TB in children.

Specialist child of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) dr. Wahyuni ​​Indawati, Sp.A said, the handling of TB in children are different from adults, especially the identification of symptoms, examination, and diagnosis.

Identify the symptoms need to be distinguished because the symptoms of TB in children is not the same as adults. "Symptoms of TB in children is not unique and can be caused by other diseases," said Wahyu in Media Seminar titled "Tuberculosis in Children and the Value of Vaccination" held by the Indonesian Pediatric Association (IDAI) some time ago.

But parents need to suspect child infected with TB bacteria if the child has a fever longer than two weeks, the cough of more than three weeks, the child lethargic and not as active as usual, down appetite, weight does not go up for two months, comes in contact with adult pulmonary TB patients, and a palpable lump in the neck.

Wahyuni ​​explained, when a child is infected with the TB bacteria, it will not necessarily straight down with the illness. When the child's immune system is strong, the TB bacteria will be "inactive" for many months or even years. When child's immune system weakens, then the symptoms of TB disease.

After knowing the symptoms, said Wahyu, parents need to do a TB in children. To improve diagnosis, TB examination child was different with adults. TB in adults usually with sputum examination. However in children, sputum examination will usually give rise to false negative results. In addition to child TB is rarely accompanied by cough, sputum TB bacteria in children is also too little.

Examination of childhood TB is done in two ways, namely tuberculin test and chest X-rays. Tuberculin test is the main examination with TB bacteria inject proteins under the skin to assess the body's response to bacteria. "If positive then it means that the body previously been exposed to the TB bacteria that cause a reaction," said Wahyu.



While chest x-rays performed to assess the presence of abnormalities in the lung. Chest X-ray examination can help diagnosis but can not be used as the only means of diagnosis. When the results are considered incomplete, sputum examination can also be performed.

"Diagnosis of childhood TB is not as easy as adult TB diagnosis. Then need to do some checks to make a proper diagnosis," said Secretary of Public Relations and Member Welfare IDAI this.

TB misdiagnosis in children will lead to the wrong treatment. Though TB ​​treatment takes a long time, which is about 6 to 12 months. "Losses treatment financing is the main disadvantage of TB misdiagnosis children," said Wahyu.

Keep your health starts from yourself.

Teeth clean is dampaan we all must. But what if our own teeth are not nursed, so dismissive of our own dental care.

Often we hear the fluoride content in all dental and oral care products, ranging from toothpaste to mouthwash. But actually how it works in substance fluoride protects teeth?

Research about the fluoride from the beginning to the end of the 20th century stated, fluoride plays a role in the process of re-mineralization of enamel coating on teeth. This makes the enamel stronger and resistant to decay caused by acid from bacteria. As already known, the bacteria will secrete acids that cause tooth loss.

Meanwhile, a new study indicates that fluoride does not go as deep into the enamel that for decades researchers know. It then raises questions for researchers, how exactly fluoride works to protect teeth from the risk of loss.

A recent study by scientists at German universities with the institute of microbiology and experimental physics department of Saarland University showed that fluoride actually prevents the ability of bacteria to attach to the teeth.



While not brushing your teeth, the formation of a layer of film on the teeth. This raises the plaque layer that consists of millions of bacteria. The bacteria then produce acids that cause cavities.

In a study published in the journal Langmuir, the researchers used artificial teeth to be brushed and cleaned more easily. They want to know how fluoride works to inhibit the ability of bacteria to attach to the outer layer of the teeth.

They carried out tests on this theory using three types of bacteria, such as Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus oralis, and Staphylococcus carnosus. The third of these bacteria are known as the bacteria that cause tooth loss.

"What's interesting is apparently fluoride can weaken the ability of bacteria to adhere to teeth in general," explained the researchers.

Fluoride is a chemical compound that is recommended for oral health in the middle of the last century. Fluoride helps millions of people in the world in reducing the risk of tooth loss so beneficial to health.

Prevent cavities and tooth started Let's keep from ourselves.