How do I know if my cough is TB?

Signs and symptoms of active TB include:

  1. Coughing for three or more weeks.
  2. Coughing up blood or mucus.
  3. Chest pain, or pain with breathing or coughing.
  4. Unintentional weight loss.
  5. Fatigue.
  6. Fever.
  7. Night sweats.
  8. Chills.

What type of cough is associated with TB?

People with TB disease (also known as active TB) have disease signs. They may have a cough that doesn’t go away. When they cough, they may bring up mucus with blood in it. Or they may have a “dry” cough (no mucus).

Does TB cough have mucus?

Coughing up blood or mucus (sputum) is a sign of in TB of the lungs. Bone pain may mean that the bacteria have invaded your bones.

How long does the cough last in tuberculosis?

Symptoms of tuberculosis Usually TB affects the lungs. The symptoms of active TB in the lungs include: Bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer. Coughing up blood or sputum (mucus from deep inside the lungs)

Is TB a wet or dry cough?

Initially, people with pulmonary TB have a dry, persistent cough. This cough is often worse at night. This symptom shows in about 85% of people with pulmonary TB. Often the cough is accompanied by fever, also worse at night, and in combination with excessive sweating.

What Colour is TB phlegm?

Tuberculosis (TB) If someone has TB, they may cough up green or bloody phlegm.

Does TB cough gets worse at night?

What’s the difference between COVID-19 and TB?

Tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 are both infectious diseases that attack primarily the lungs. Both diseases have similar symptoms such as cough, fever and difficulty breathing. TB, however, has a longer incubation period with a slower onset of disease.

What is the color of phlegm with tuberculosis?

Is a TB cough wet or dry?

Cough lasting more than three weeks is often a first symptom of active tuberculosis (TB). It can start as a dry irritating cough. It tends to continue for months and get worse. In time the cough produces a lot of phlegm (sputum), which may be bloodstained.