Should you cover mouth of patient with tuberculosis?

Answer 1

There are basically two ways that you can deal with someone who has tuberculosis. This is a highly virulent disease and needs to have appropriate techniques taken in order to make sure that other patients and people do NOT contract the virus. 1) You can put the patient into isolation, and all staff and all visitors MUST wear a face mask, gowns, and gloves, and when they leave the isolation, they MUST put all of the products into the garbage, and then thoroughly wash his or her hands. 2) You can put a mask on the patient, and then the people who visit won't need to wear a face mask, or gown, but gloves are still adviseable with the fact that the person who has tuberculosis, can also have a positive skin test, meaning that all of the things that the patient touches you're still at risk of picking up the virus. It doesn't matter which way you decide to do it, but you MUST wash your hands, and sanitize them with the hand santizer, as well, as promptly and thoroughly washing any part of your clothes etc., that might have come into contact with any sort of virus from the air droplets, or when the person coughs. Also those people who work on the patient, and who visit. should be notified on the door prior to going in, to their room, or to an isolation ward, a sign should be up warning them that this patient has TB, and safety gear precaution is in place.