Symptoms of Tuberculosis
- A cough that starts out dry but later produces sputum (thick liquid from deep inside the lungs) or blood
- Coughing for longer than a month
- Chest pain
- Breathing difficulty e.g. shortness of breath
- Weakness or fatigue
- Loss of weight and appetite
- Chills and fevers (the fever may be low and intermittent)
- Joint pain
- Wheezing
- Rales (additional sounds made to those of normal breathing)
- Excessive sweating, including sweating at night
- Hearing loss
- Diarrhoea
- A persistent lump or lesion
- Clubbing of fingers or toes - the nails become swollen and feel slightly "pulpy".
Some people have mild symptoms or none at all. People may therefore spread bacteria without knowing they have TB. About 15 percent of people with the disease develop TB in an organ other than the lung, such as the lymph nodes, GI tract, and bones and joints.
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