What is TB?

Tuberculosis is a disease caused by a Mycobacterium Tuberculosis germ. The germ usually attacks the lungs or any part of the body such as the kidney, spine and brain. If it is not treated properly, TB can kill.

If you cough for two weeks or more, go to your nearest clinic for a free TB test and treatment

How TB spreads?

TB spreads fast through the air from one person to another. The germs get into the air when someone with TB infection coughs, sneezes or spits, the other person can breathe them in and get infected

The chances of getting TB are increased when the body’s defences are lowered because of:

•  Diseases like diabetes and AIDS
•  Excessive alcohol intake
•  Lack of proper food,
•  Stress
•  Living in poorly ventilated and,
•  Overcrowded rooms.
  

Eat healthy foods, exercise, stop smoking and don’t abuse alcohol

Get yourself tested for TB at your nearest clinic if you have been

·                     Coughing for 2 weeks or more

·                     Feeling  chest pain

·                     Feeling tired or weak

·                     Had Loss of appetite

·                     Lost weight

·                     Having night sweats  

·                     Coughing up blood

 

TB is curable if you take your medication everyday for 6 month.

Do not stop the treatment once you are feeling better. Continue with the treatment until the clinic nurse says you are cured  

 

TB IS CURABLE, GET YOURSELF TESTED TODAY!

Siyini isifo sofuba (TB)

Isifo sofuba siyisifo esidalwa i gciwane elibizwa nge Mycobacterium. Ngokujwayelekile leligciwane lihlasela izimbambo kanye nanoma  imaphi amalunga omzimba, anjenge zinso, umgogodla kanye nobuchopho.Uma singelashwa ngendlela efanele isifo sofuba siyabulala.

Uma ukhwehlela isikhathi esingamasonto amabili noma ngaphezulu, phuthuma emtholampilo wangakini uyohlolela isifo sofuba mahala. Uma utholakala unaso lesifo imithi yokuselapha imahala khona emtholampilo oseduze nawe.  Isifo sofuba siyelapheka, vakashela umtholampilo wangakini namuhla.

Sibhebhetheka kanjani isifo sofuba

Isifo sofuba sibhebhetheka kalula futhi ngokushesha. Igciwane lesifo sofuba lindiza emoyeni kuthi uma lowo osephethwe yilesisifo ekhwehlela, ethimula noma ethimsela amathe  omunye umuntu angahogela amangciwane emoyeni mase eyatheleleka.

Amathuba okuthola isifo sofuba maningi uma amasosha omzimba ebuthakathaka ngenxa yalokhu okulandelayo:

• Isifo sikashukela
• Ukweqisa izinga lokuphuza utshwala
• Ukungadli ukudla okufanele nokunempilo
• Ukukhandleka kwenqgondo
• Ukuhlala endaweni engangeni kahle umoya ne langa
• Kanye nokuhlala endaweni enabantu abaningi ngokweqile

 

Idla ukudla okunempilo, uzivocavoce umzimba futhi uyeke ukubhema kanye nokuphuza ngokweqile

Hlolela isifo sofuba emtholampilo oseduze nawe uma ukhombisa izimpawu ezilandelandelayo: 

 

·                     Ukukhwehlela isikhathi esingamasonto amabili noma ngaphezulu

·                     Ukuzwa izinhlungu esifubeni                                   

·                     Uzizwa ukhathele noma uphelelwa amandla       

·                     Ukungakuthandi ukudla                                                           

·                     Ukuncipha mzimbeni

·                     Ukujuluka ebusuku                                                                                    

·                     Noma ukukhwehlela igazi                                                        

 

Isifo sofuba siyelapheka uma uthatha imithi yokuselapha zonke izinsuku kuzekuphele izinyanga eziyisithupha njengemiyalelo yasemtholampilo

 

Ungayeki ukuthatha imithi oyinikwe emtholampilo noma ngabe usuzizwa ungcono! Qhubeka nokuthatha imithi kuze kusho umhlengikazi emtholampilo ukuthi usulaphekile ungayeka ukuthatha imithi