The signs and symptoms that a person will develop when they first inhale Mycobacterium tuberculosis include night swells, chills, fever, loss of appetite and unintentional weight loss and a cough that lasts for more than 3 weeks.
The signs and symptoms that are associated with mycobacterium tuberculosis include.
New swellings that have not gone away after a few weeks.
Loss of appetite.
Tiredness and fatigue.
High Temperature or fever.
Night Sweats and Weight Loss.
And a persistent cough that lasts longer than 3 weeks and usually also brings up phlegm.
The most common mycobacterial infection is mycobacterium avium that can cause symptoms that are similar to tuberculosis which include fatigue, fever, cough and weight loss.
Mycobacterial infections are complex diseases and even more so in people that are suffering from immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs).
Mycobacterial infections can cause tuberculosis, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infections, other localized NTM or disseminated infections, leprosy, and chronic ulcers (Buruli ulcer).
Someone can develop a nontuberculous mycobacterial infection if you drink contaminated water.
Bacteria can also enter the body through a break in the skin, such as a puncture wound that gets contaminated with water or soil.
Inhaling the bacteria also puts you at risk for infection.
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Symptoms of pulmonary NTM infection are similar to those of tuberculosis and include cough with sputum production, shortness of breath, tiredness or fatigue, fever, unplanned weight loss, lack of appetite, night sweats, and coughing up blood.