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Infective etiology koch's

2018-04-20 06:39:40
I have been down with fever since last 10 days which is not going after taking doctor medicines also and also have cough since 2-3 months... So as per doctors suggestion did chest x ray, which saying you might be having infective etiology koch's.... So what it is? And what I'll have to do
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Koch's- Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB can be treated with complete AKT treatment. It's course is of 6 months..
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