Initially, TB affects the lungs, causing loud coughing and trouble breathing. It can get worse. If you had TB and then get it again, after it has gone away, you can get chest pain, breathing difficulty, loss of appetite, extreme sweating at night and weight loss. Children are very vulnerable to TB and are even more vulnerable to having it be spread throughout their body. It can go to their brain and their spinal cord, affecting the nervous system. In adults, it is more commonly spread to the kidneys and the bladder. Bone TB can result in your vertebrae collapsing and will deform spine permenatly.
