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If you have active pulmonary TB you are infectious and you must not have close contact with people who are not immunised. If you have previously had TB but it is not active, then you are not infectious and you can do everything normally.
Your doctor can tell you which sort of TB you have
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What is the age that people get tb at?
People can get TB at any age. There are some children who also get TB infection during birth. Being an airborne disease, anyone who is exposed can get TB.
Why do people stay from people with TB?
It is very contageous.
How often should you get ppd test?
If you work in a hospital or lab where exposure to TB is possible then get a TB skin test every 6 months to a year, depending on your work setting.
How often should you get a ppd test?
If you work in a hospital or lab where exposure to TB is possible then get a TB skin test every 6 months to a year, depending on your work setting.
Is a person with already treated TB eligible to work in Japan and why?
no
Will a TB hard drive work with a dell inspiron 1525?
No
How many tuberculosis are there?
Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious disease that usually affects the lungs but that can attack other parts of the body. There are two forms of TB: TB infection and TB disease. Most people with TB have TB infection.
Is TB a bacteria and lives but is inactive in the body?
TB is not a bacteria but a mycobacterium. Most people who become infected do get sick but not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick.Roughly 5% of people infected with M. tuberculosis actually develop TB. But there are people who are infected but not sick. They have latent TB infection. Those who have a latent infection are asymptomatic, do not feel sick, and are not contagious.In short it is not considered a bacteria and in some cases it does be come inactive.
How does the tuberculosis infection invade and attack the body?
TB is an ancient infectious disease that has been around for over 30, 000 years. It is Caused by infection from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and in most cases affects the lungs. It is found worldwide. The bacilli spores are transmitted through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes, but you have to spend quite a long time with an infected person in order to catch TB. It cannot be transmitted by objects such as bed linen or clothes, although it is possible to contract TB by drinking unpasteurised milk products from an infected cow. Written by Anisa Zulfqar
How many people does tb kill each year?
Not many
Is bone disease is the number one killer of HIV?
TB is the number one killer of people with HIV, not bone disease.Bone disease is not the number one killer of people with HIV, TB is.
How many people died of TB last year?
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1.4 million people died of tuberculosis (TB) in 2019.
