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.
It is very contageous.
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.
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.
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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.
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
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB bacteria can live in the body in an inactive state, known as latent TB infection. In this state, the bacteria are not actively causing symptoms or spreading, but they can become active and cause disease if the person's immune system weakens.
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.
Tuberculosis (TB) kills around 1.4 million people worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1.4 million people died of tuberculosis (TB) in 2019.