Is minimal Pulmonary Tuberculosis contagious

Answer 1

Yes, TB is very contagious. It is easily spread through airborne bacteria, from someone who has TB sneezing, coughing and even their saliva.
Yes, very.
Tuberculosis is very contagious through saliva, coughing, and sneezing. Active TB cases are still kept isolated from non-infected people so the infection can be contained. Once the active phase has passed, a person with TB can still shed tuberculosis germs. This is one reason that all health care workers are tested yearly for TB.

Answer 2

Many people have misnomer that Tuberculosis is always contagious, but this is not true. There are two types of Tuberculosis:

Active: which spreads from one person to another, if no proper medication is taken

Inactive: this type of does not spread from one person to another and affects only that victim if not properly diagnosed.

Answer 3

Tuberculosis (TB) is highly contagious since it is spread by exposure to respiratory droplets from someone infected with the disease. TB is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and to give you some idea of just how contagious it is, billions of people in the world have been infected by it. If you think you may have been exposed to it, you can get a PPD (purified protein derivative) skin test and discuss this with your primary care physician or other healthcare provider.

Answer 4

yes. Tuberculosis (TB) can be transferred from human to human. It usually transfer by droplets that come out from our mouth like when you sneeze and cough.

Answer 5

Minimal pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease. The diagnosis is performed through skin testing, and chest x-rays. The standard treatment is medication.

Answer 6

for 4 years out side the body

Answer 7

No

Answer 8

no