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How to prevent tuberculosis effectively?
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Avoid exposure: Tb spreads by inhalation of droplets carrying the TB bug that were coughed out by an infected person. Therefore avoiding coming in contact with anyone with active TB disease would be the best preventive strategy. Other risk factors include - exposure to imprisoned individuals, homeless individuals, travel to TB endemic countries, immunocompromised status etc.
Answered 6/10/2014
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