The main cause of tuberculosis is the penetration into the body of mycobacteria or as it used to be called - Koch's rods. For a person, even those infections that circulate mainly among birds and cattle are dangerous. Although their infection is rare.
Causes of tuberculosis
An infected person becomes the source of pathogens. Mycobacteria are transmitted by airborne or by contact. The infection is notable for its vitality and has learned to adapt even to the most difficult conditions.
The main causes of tuberculosis are also:
- alcohol abuse;
- smoking;
- frequent stresses and emotional shocks;
- weakening of the immune system;
- unsatisfactory state of the environment;
- unfavorable working conditions;
- presence of chronic diseases;
- frequent infectious diseases;
- inferior and malnutrition;
- some congenital pathologies.
One of the most common causes of tuberculosis is social unsettledness. People who are in penitentiary institutions or live in conditions of unsanitary conditions are listed in the forefront of the risk group. All due to the fact that adverse conditions adversely affect their immune system.
Causes of tuberculosis recurrence
The fight against this infection is a lengthy and rather complicated process. To get rid of the disease once and for all, first of all you need to eliminate the main cause of infection with tuberculosis. For this, complex therapy is used, within the framework of which the patient is prescribed several potent medicines simultaneously. If you do not follow all the prescriptions or take long breaks in treatment, mycobacterium will survive, develop immunity to the drug and will make itself felt again.