TB Treatment
Intro to TB Treatment
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What is it
Treatment for Active and Latent TB is different, but both have 2 parts:
supporting the person and
providing the person with antibiotics to kill the TB germs that are making them sick.
Supporting the Person
An important (but often overlooked) part of TB treatment is supporting a person (and possibly their loved ones) while they are taking the antibiotics. This approach considers the difficulties many people face when they are told they have TB. For many people, it is not enough just to hand over the pills. Each person is unique, and they may need or want different kinds of support. |  |
Supporting the Person - Treatment Plan
Creating a treatment plan with the person allows the PHO to identify the kinds of support that are the most helpful to that person. These supports could be things like making a support network of friends and family or figuring out the easiest times to take the pills. The PHO can also suggest incentives (provided by the CLSC) to help the person during their treatment. It is good to check what incentives are available as each CLSC is different.
The responsibility to support a person during TB treatment is not just on the PHO. TB nurses, doctors and other staff should also be doing everything they can to help the person finish their treatment.
Antibiotics & Pills
Several antibiotics are prescribed by the doctor to treat and heal a person who has Active or Sleeping TB. The antibiotics are very good at killing the TB bacteria and there are usually not many harmful reactions to the treatment.
These are some examples of what the pills can look like. They can be different colours or sizes but still be the same antibiotic.