What are the symptoms of tuberculosis infection

Tuberculosis infection usually causes symptoms such as cough, night sweats, sputum production, chest pain, and low-grade fever, and the specific symptoms usually need to be judged according to the individual's physical condition and the degree of the disease.

1. Cough: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, which may affect lung function and cause cough symptoms in the early stage of the disease.

2. Night sweats: Generally, it will affect the body's metabolism, and there may be water discharge from the body, which will also cause night sweats.

3. Sputum cough: After the lung cells and lung fibers are damaged, it may cause the lung glands to secrete a large amount of fluid, and there will be symptoms such as sputum discharge and blood in the sputum during coughing.

4. Chest pain: If not treated in time, Mycobacterium tuberculosis will continue to breed and spread in the body, and will also cause irritation to the cells and tissues of the chest, and chest pain symptoms may occur.

5. Low-grade fever: When the condition is more severe, there will be persistent and intermittent afternoon low-grade fever symptoms.

It is necessary to go to the hospital for lung radiograph examination, blood test, nucleic acid testing and other items to judge the condition, and after clarifying the severity of pulmonary tuberculosis, you can use ethambutol hydrochloride tablets, rifampicin capsules, isoniazid tablets and other drug treatment according to the doctor's instructions. During the treatment period, you also need to isolate and avoid close contact with family members to avoid infection.