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Exposed to tuberculosis
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Leto Quarlesanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Get tested: Tuberculosis can start off as "silent" (no symptoms), so anyone who has been exposed should be tested soon after the exposure, and again in 3 months t... Read More
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joseph Roosthanswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Go to a doctor: Usually a TB skin test and chest x-ray are done and sometimes cultures, but those are harder to obtain in young kids. Cough, fever, generally feeling... Read More
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6.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Ronda Dennis-Smithartanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
See your doctor: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, but symptoms may be slow to develop. I'd inform my doctor of the exposure, and he/she can determine the plan o... Read More
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6.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Hard to catch: Infections vary in their ease of transmission.Consider chickenpox one of the easiest, where 1/2 hour in the same room would do it.Most who get TB are ... Read More
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918 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Shah Chowdhuryanswered
Pediatrics 44 years experience
Tuberculosis: Few years ago, who estimated, one third of world population get TB infection. Highest rate: se asia, china, india, africa and latin america. If left u... Read More
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4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Arnon Rubinanswered
Internal Medicine 26 years experience
Yes: If untreated, tuberculosis can progress and kill. There are good treatments for TB , and in most cases is
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Krulakanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
TB: The tuberculosis bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. If not treat... Read More
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3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Tuberculosis latency: Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) occurs when one has been infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not have active tuberculosis disease.... Read More
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703 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Gallantanswered
Infectious Disease 38 years experience
Close contact: By being in close contact with someone who has it.
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Booth Wainscoatanswered
Infectious Disease 23 years experience
Its depends: Two types of tuberculosis (TB) exist. Each requires a specialist. Active TB often leads to fevers, cough, weight loss, weakness & night sweats. Th... Read More
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6.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old member asked:
Dr. Amanda Xianswered
General Practice 8 years experience
Varies: Symptoms include cough [with mucus, blood], excessive night sweating, fatigue, fever, and unintentional weight loss. If you suspect that you may have ... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Parkanswered
Pediatrics 52 years experience
Need chest X-ray: Positive TB skin test simply means tested person was exposed to an active case of tb. If the person remains asymptomatic (free of active disease sign... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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