Has a cure for Tuberculosis ever been found?

Question

I was watching some kind of documentary last night that was talking about how in the early 1800's it was called consumption and later to be named tuberculosis. They did not mention if a cure for it had been found. I'm just curious because I know that nowadays people are still being tested for it. What happens if they come up positive?

Answer 1

Hi Pamelita

Here you go.

Cause
TB is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB causes 1,800 deaths per year and 20,000 new cases are reported annually. The primary risk groups are older African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians. Also at greater risk are people with illnesses that decrease immune function, such as alcoholics, malnutrition, diabetics, and people who are HIV positive.

Caution: Drugs that act as immune suppressants, such as corticosteroids, can retrigger tuberculosis.


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Natural Cures

Note: Prevention is the key to treating and minimizing the spread of TB. This is achieved through vaccinations, such as the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. Contact tracing using skin testing and x-ray should be performed on relatives and friends of patients with TB as an effective way to detect early cases of TB that have not yet presented with symptoms. Proper diagnosis must include a chest X-ray and skin and sputum tests, and proper treatment must include drugs.

Diet: Eat an organic, whole foods diet that emphasizes raw vegetables and pure filtered water. Pears, pear juice, and pear sauce can also be helpful, as pears can help hasten healing of the lungs. Other helpful foods include fenugreek and alfalfa sprouts, garlic, pomegranate, and all forms of fermented milk such as yogurt and kefir.

Herbs: Combine the tinctures of echinacea, elecampane, and mullein in equal parts and take one teaspoon three times a day. This remedy is very effective for soothing the lungs.

Hydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. We suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments. Please seek the advice of your alternative health care practitioner before undergoing these procedures to make sure they are appropriate for you.
*Purified water is essential for any hydrotherapy treatment. Remedies for Treating Chlorinated Bath Water offers clear instructions and recommendations.

Juice Therapy: Combine raw potato juice with an equal amount of carrot juice. Add one teaspoon of olive or almond oil and one teaspoon of honey, and drink three glasses each day.

Lifestyle: Get plenty of fresh air, rest, light, exercise, and relaxation.

Nutritional Supplementation: The following supplements are recommended for TB: Vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, Vitamin E, multiminerals, essential fatty acids, zinc, garlic capsules, citrus seed extract, lipotropic formula, deglycerinated licorice, and lung glandulars.

Topical Treatment: Eucalyptus oil packs applied topically over the lungs can help break up congestion and collected fluids.

Alternative Professional Care
If your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating TB: Acupuncture, Detoxification Therapy, Energy Medicine (Light Beam Generator, Ondamed), Homeopathy, Light Therapy, Magnetic Field Therapy, Oxygen Therapy, Qigong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Best of health to you

Answer 2

Rest your mind, there is a cure for Tuberculosis.

Answer 3

Yes, there are antibiotics that cure TB. It's not easy to kill, though, and requires a prolonged course (six months or more) of treatment with four different drugs.

However, resistant strains are starting to pop up, and there are second-line drugs to treat those strains.

It's still a disease that you don't want to get.

Answer 4

tuberculosis is curable disease
it treat by multi drugs ( the main drug is Rifampicin )
there is also vaccine given after birth .

Answer 5

i was tested and it was positive i have latent TB which means i have it but its not active, it becomes active if I'm near someone who has active TB and they cough or sneeze and i breath it in which is how i got latent TB in the first place it is very contagious it is treatable but there's no cure for it yet

Answer 6

who knows

Answer 7

No.I think.