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Can you kiss your wife who is a abdominal TB patient?
Yes, one can contract TB from inhaling the infected particles from someone who has TB, so therefore kissing someone with TB will definitely give you the disease.
Do you have to be HIV positive or homeless to get tb?
No. The homeless and HIV+ populations are infected with TB at higher rates because of environmental and physical susceptibility to the disease. However, TB is a contagious infection and individuals with active TB infection who are not in treatment should be avoided.
How does tb spread?
TB is an airborne disease it tends to spread mostly through air, if the infected person simply coughs,sneezes,talks or even breathes the infection will be likely to be spread if a person inhales it then they'll be likely to have tb
Can an women have a mantoux when she is pregnant?
Yes it is perfectly safe. You will not contract TB from it and it will not harm any of you.
What food is better for the tb patient?
A healthy diet is vital for anyone who has TB; foods should include plenty of vegetables and fruits, lean protein, and unsaturates fats.
What other issues can cause a positive reading of a TB skin test?
exposure to TB and having had a BCG vaccine.
What is the increasing resistance of M tuberculosis to streptomycin is most likely due to?
An estimated 95% of TB sufferers are in developing countries with the advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world in the number of TB sufferers will increase.
Can you prevent Tuberculosis?
Avoid going near to patients having active TB lesion, eat healthy, and get regular checkups.
Which US president had tuberculosis?
Andrew Jackson and likely James Monroe and Franklin Pierce suffered from TB.
When you spit up blood does it mean you have TB?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but most likely yes.
When was TB or Not TB created?
TB or Not TB was created on 2005-11-01.
What is 10 tb?
1 tb= 1000gb 10 tb= 10000gb
