How to prevent tuberculosis from being transmitted to your family

Tuberculosis is contagious and can be transmitted through respiratory transmission, digestive tract transmission, etc. If you want to avoid spreading tuberculosis to your family, you should take precautions in your daily life and get vaccinated in time.

1. General treatment

1. Wear a mask: When in contact with tuberculosis patients, you should pay attention to wearing a mask, which can effectively block the tuberculosis bacilli in the droplets, thereby reducing the risk of infection.

2. Keep your distance: You should also pay attention to staying away from tuberculosis patients to avoid cross-infection.

3. Pay attention to hygiene: After sharing utensils with tuberculosis patients, you should wash your hands with running water in time, and you can also dispose of the utensils by high temperature disinfection.

2. Medication

If tuberculosis has been diagnosed, it is necessary to take anti-tuberculosis drugs such as rifampicin capsules and isoniazid tablets according to the doctor's instructions for treatment, so that the disease can be controlled.

3. Get vaccinated

It is recommended that patients can also go to the hospital to inject BCG vaccines, which can make the body produce corresponding antibodies, so as to play a preventive role.

Fourth, other methods

In addition, regular check-ups are required to understand the progression of the disease. At the same time, we should also pay attention to a reasonable diet, you can eat more foods rich in high-quality protein and fresh fruits and vegetables, such as eggs, milk, apples, spinach, etc., which can supplement the nutrients needed by the body and is conducive to physical health.