0
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.
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How does the body defends itself against the TB bacteria?
The immune system attacks the foreign antigen as if it were any bacterial infection. The B-cell lymphocytes mark the TB with antibodies that helps it remember the bacteria in the future. The macrophage then consumes the TB bacteria and keeps it latent, and the TB is unable to infect the body or be contagious. However, if the immune system fails to contain the TB, or it becomes weakened by age, malnutrition or another disease like AIDS, the TB bacteria can escape and infect the body, which is why people can get TB during old age or without a TB infected person coming in contact with them.
Who raised the drinking age?
the drinking age is 8. TB+D*
Can you work with people if you have tb?
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
At what age do you have your TB injection?
The usual age for the TB injection is between the ages 12 to 16. normally in year 8 to year 10. but if you miss you TB injection you can go to your local hospital and ask to book an appointment to get it done.
At what age do you have your TB injection in Ireland?
Babies are given the TB vaccine within days of their birth, usually in the maternity hospital.
Why do people stay from people with TB?
It is very contageous.
What age group is mostly affected by TB?
Sickle cell is an inherited blood disorder. It is a illness that you are born with.
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.
What happened in Calvin Coolidge's life at the age of 12?
He was 12 when his mother died of TB.
How do you create a table in Microsoft SQL?
create table tb (id int primary key, name varchar(10) not null, age int) tb - name of the table
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
