Is there a cure for tuberculosis?????

My best friends sister has tuberculosis and i was wondering if it is deadly, curable or can be treated.thanks everybody for your help this means so much to me and my friend.lots of love to everyone
Answer:
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that is most often found in the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can spread to other parts of the body (extrapulmonary TB). TB in the lungs is easily spread to other people through coughing or laughing. Treatment is often successful, though the process is long. Treatment time averages between 6 and 9 months. Tuberculosis is either latent (dormant) or active.Latent TB means that you have the TB-causing bacteria in your body, but you cannot spread the disease to others. However, you can still develop active TB. Active TB means the infection is spreading in your body and, if your lungs are infected, you can spread the disease to others. What causes tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, slow-growing bacteria that thrive in areas of the body that are rich in blood and oxygen, such as the lungs.How is TB treated?
Doctors generally use a combination of 4 antibiotics to treat active TB, whether it occurs in the lungs or elsewhere. Medications for active TB must be taken for at least 6 months. Almost all people who take their medications as directed are cured. If tests continue to show positive results, treatment is extended for 8 to 9 months.One antibiotic taken for 9 months is the usual treatment for latent TB. This prevents the infection from becoming active and reduces the risk of complications.If you miss doses of medication or you stop treatment too soon, your treatment may go on longer or you may have to start over. This can also cause the infection to get worse or lead to antibiotic-resistant infections that are much harder to treat.A health professional may have to watch you take your medications. This may mean daily visits to a doctor's office or public health facility, or you may have home visits. A cure for TB requires you to take all doses of the antibiotics. Direct observational treatment ensures that people follow medication instructions, which is helpful because of the long treatment course for TB. Cure rates for TB have greatly improved because of this treatment practice. If active TB is not treated, it can damage the lungs or other organs and can possibly cause death.Click below link for more information.
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/tuber...Hope this helps. Good luck to you and your friend and her sister.

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Most TB is curable. It is a bacterial infection and treated with antibiotics. You may need to be on medication for a long period of time (up to a year).
There are several different strains of TB and cultures will be performed to determine the type and the best antibiotic to treat it.
If it is very long standing systemic (throughout the body) TB a cure is much less likely.

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There is a cure for tuberculosis. The drugs are: Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide and depending on how resistant the bacteria are, other doctors may add ethambutol and streptomycin into the regimen. But basically, the first 3 drugs are used initially. The treatment lasts for about 6-12 months depending on how severe her condition is. For the correct dosage, ur friend's sister must go see a doctor for the prescription.

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Yes, it is usually curable, but can be deadly if it is not properly treated.Proper treatment usually means using up to three or four different antibiotic drugs at the same time. The duration of treatment varies but is usually at least six months. It is very important that your friend sticks closely to the treatment regime her doctor has prescribed. If her TB is only partly trteated, then this can give rise to forms of the infection that are resistant to some or many of the anti-TB drugs.

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