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Can healthy, well nourished people with an average immune system contract tuberculosis? can any docs explain?
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Yes..Contagiousness: Yes even healthy individuals can contract tuberculosis. It is a highly contagious disease that anyone can acquire. Especially if someone is known to be positive for the disease, they should be further evaluated and avoid contact with others.
Answered 7/5/2014
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