Comment on Mysterious virus in Russia causes severe illness and bloody coughing

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• Letstakealook@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think doctors are aware of the existence of TB. To have doctors across the country unable to test for and diagnose TB would indicate widespread incompetence in the medical community in Russia. It’s possible, but I find that unlikely.

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  • weed_scientist@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, also the fact that they call it a virus and not a bacterium (TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

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• vxx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It fits

  "Active TB disease in the lungs may cause symptoms such as:

  A bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer
  Pain in the chest
  Coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm) from deep inside the lungs
  

  Other symptoms of active TB disease are:

  Weakness or fatigue,
  Weight loss,
  No appetite,
  Chills,
  Fever, and
  Sweating at night.
  

  Symptoms of active TB disease in other parts of the body depend on the area affected:

  TB disease of the lymph nodes may cause a firm red or purple swelling under the skin.
  TB disease of the kidney may cause blood in the urine.
  TB meningitis (TB disease of the brain) may cause headache or confusion.
  TB disease of the spine may cause back pain.
  TB disease of the larynx may cause hoarseness."
  

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  • TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Those symptoms are incredibly common though, I mean a pretty wide spread of possible maladies…

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    • vandsjov@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      According to Google, it is cancer

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  • weed_scientist@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It fits except for the fact that it appears to be a viral infection, not a bacterial one like TB. It would also be kind of crazy for doctors to not just say that it’s TB, if it was, because I assume they would’ve tested for it. Especially given these symptoms.

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