It’s Tough to See the Signs

One time I consulted my pediatrician to learn more and know how I can protect my children from what they call Childhood Tuberculosis. He then informed me that this childhood TB doesn’t start as a full-blown disease. It begins with TB infection that’s hard to detect because there are no symptoms. Babies and young children generally have an underdeveloped immune system that’s why this infection develops into childhood TB. That’s when we’ll see these non-specific symptoms: Weakness or fatigue, weight loss, no appetite, chills, fever and sweating at night. And when TB bacteria attacks the lungs, children will suffer from a bad cough that lasts longer than two weeks and pain in the chest.

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