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Lor en z An dr ei C. M agan te
Gr./ Sec.: 9-LYRA
Teach er : M r. Car l et

Diseases of
RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATORY
SYSTEM
Includes the Symptoms and Prevention
Tuberculosis (TB) Disease: Cir cu lat or y Syst em Diseases:
Sym pt om s & Risk Fact ors Wh at You Sh ou ld Kn ow

- The circulatory system is your heart

- Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a and blood vessels, and it ?s essential
disease caused by bacteria to keeping your body functioning.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. - This finely tuned system carries
tuberculosis) that are spread oxygen, nutrients, electrolytes, and
through the air from person to hormones throughout your body.
person. - Interruptions, blockage, or diseases
- You can get TB by breathing in air that affect how your heart or blood
droplets from a cough or sneeze of vessels pump blood can cause
an infected person. complications such as heart disease
- The resulting lung infection is or stroke.
called primary TB. - These complications can arise due
- If not treated properly, TB disease to a variety of factors, from genetics
can be fatal. to lifestyle. Read on to learn more
- People infected with TB bacteria about the types circulatory system
who are not sick may still need diseases and disorders and what
treatment to prevent TB disease their symptoms are.
from developing in the future.
Learn to recognize the symptoms of TB HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE:
disease and find out if you are at risk.

PREVENTIONS
- There is a vaccine for tuberculosis called
BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) It is not
recommended for people that are not
high TB prevalence
- If you are around someone with TB see
doctor to get a TB Test.
- If you have TB it is very important to get
the right medications. It might take6
months to 1 year to kill all the TB
Bacteria.
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