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What happens if you have tuberculosis?
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Its depends: Two types of tuberculosis (TB) exist. Each requires a specialist. Active TB often leads to fevers, cough, weight loss, weakness & night sweats. This type of TB is serious, highly contagious & requires several antibiotics to be taken for months. Fortunately active TB is a rare infection in the USA. Latent TB is more common, causes no symptoms, but it still requires an antibiotic for 6 to 9 months.
Answered 11/30/2014
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Treat: Once you doctor diagnoses you to have tuberculosis, it is to be treated as per cdc recomendations.
Answered 2/17/2014
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