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- Tuberculosis (TB) - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on tuberculosis (TB): includes key facts, definition, global impact, treatment, HIV and TB, multidrug-resistant TB and WHO response
- Tuberculosis (TB) | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
The tuberculosis (TB) blood test and the TB skin test are the two types of tests for TB infection
- Tuberculosis Vaccine | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease This vaccine is not generally used in the United States The TB vaccine can cause a false positive TB skin test reaction Tell your health care provider if you have received the TB vaccine
- Signs and Symptoms of Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Common symptoms of active tuberculosis disease include cough, chest pain, and coughing up blood
- Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
People with latent tuberculosis (TB) infection can be treated to prevent TB disease CDC and the National Tuberculosis Coalition of America preferentially recommend short-course, rifamycin-based, 3- or 4-month latent TB infection treatment regimens
- TB Risk and People Born in or Who Travel to Places Where TB is Common
Tuberculosis (TB) occurs throughout the world, but is more common in some countries than in the United States If you were born in or frequently travel to places where TB disease is common, you are at a greater risk of being exposed to TB germs If you are at risk for TB infection, talk to your health care provider about getting tested
- Clinical Testing Guidance for Tuberculosis: Tuberculin Skin Test
The TB skin test (also known as the Mantoux tuberculin skin test or TST) is one method of determining whether a person is infected with TB bacteria Reliable administration and reading of the TB skin test requires standardization of procedures, training, supervision, and practice
- Tuberculosis: Causes and How It Spreads | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Tuberculosis (TB) germs spread through the air from one person to another TB germs can get into the air when someone with active TB disease coughs, speaks, or sings People nearby may breathe in these germs and become infected People with inactive TB, also called latent TB infection, cannot spread TB germs to others
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