TB is spread through the air when a person with active TB in their lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, laughs or sings. If other people nearby breathe in the bacteria, they TB usually infects the lungs, but can also infect other parts of the body such as the brain, heart, kidneys, abdomen, larynx, bones, lymph nodes and spine. You can get free testing at your nearest clinic. Testing for adults is done by taking two sputum samples and the results are normally available after two to three days Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading infectious cause of death in adults worldwide, killing about million people in , most of them in low- and middle-income countries (1 General reference Tuberculosis is a chronic, progressive mycobacterial infection, often with an asymptomatic latent period following initial [HOST]ulosis most commonly
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TB skin test process. A TB skin test requires two or three visits with a healthcare provider. During the first visit, they inject fluid into your arm. On the second visit, the healthcare provider assesses your skin’s reaction to the injection. If still negative, the third visit (72 hours) is needed TB disease in the lungs or throat can be infectious. This means that the bacteria can spread to other people. TB in other parts of the body, such as the kidney or
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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB primarily affects the lungs, but it can also affect any other organ or part of the body. There are two types of TB. Active TB and Latent TB. A person with ACTIVE TB will: Feel ill; Have symptoms that may include Missed TB cases perpetuate community transmission which sustains the high burden. According to WHO reports, Drug Resistant TB (DR-TB) is also on the rise. DR- TB occurs when bacteria become resistant to the drugs used to treat TB. DR- TB is spread the same way that drug-susceptible TB is spread. The TBLON Project is aimed at In quarter 4 , % of people with pulmonary TB started treatment within 4 months of symptom onset, compared with % in quarter 4 This proportion will likely increase as some people