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Which of the following cannot lead to a positive tuberculin skin test?
being near someone with tb
Can latent TB be cured and how do I know it has been cured?
I am no doctor, but I was diagnosed with TB. I took a medicine for 6 months. You will always have the bug, but chest xrays will show that the bugs are dead! I was diagnosed in 1991 and have been fine since then.
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.
How long does someone with tuberculosis live without taking any medication?
If a person has active TB or TB disease, they can spread it by coughing or sneezing in the air. They can not spread it by kissing, hugging, sharing food etc. You would contract it by inhaling the air with the bacteria after they coughed or sneezed. If your immune system can somewhat fight it, you would be diagnosed with latent tuberculosis infection. If infected with LTBI, you can't spread it. But, it can lead to active TB or TB disease. It can take anywhere from several weeks to several years for LTBI to evolve into TB disease. Either one can be diagnosed through a blood test or a Tuberculin skin test. Also, LTBI can be prevented from evolving into TB disease with the right medication.
Is it safe to have a TB skin test if you already have a positive TB skin test and also have aortic valve regurgitation?
It is contraindicated to have a second TB test after a previous positive test result.
Can a fully cured TB patient be suspected to have latent TB?
Yes, it is possible that a person previously diagnosed with active TB and was completely cured be suspected to haveÊlatent TB. Aside from the medicine that cured the patient of active TB, there is also a high chance that the body's immune system has controlled the infection but unable to completely remove it from the body. Hence, the infection remains in the body, lying in an inactive or latent state.
What protects a baby in mothers womb?
its it safe to breasdfeeding if mother active 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.
Is someone coughing up blood with tb contagious?
Yes, someone with tuberculosis (TB) who is coughing up blood can be contagious. TB is primarily spread through the air via respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. It is important for individuals with TB to seek medical treatment and follow precautions to prevent spreading the infection to others.
Is taking a TB shot safe during pregnancy?
Can taking T.B. shot during pregnancy be dangerous?
Why is a person diagnosed with TB immediately guaranteed?
First of all, no one with any disease is going to be "guaranteed". I'm guessing you mean quarantined. A person infected with TB is highly infectious and the disease can easily be spread, therefore the infected person is isolated to contain the spread of the disease.
When was TB or Not TB created?
TB or Not TB was created on 2005-11-01.
