If someone is pregnant and develops tb, can the TB transfer to the baby?
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If someone is pregnant and develops tb, can the TB transfer to the baby?
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Dr. Marilynn Frederiksen
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine
In brief: TB
Tb is first a respiratory infection.
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Dr. Jay Park
Pediatrics
In brief: Rarely
Prenatal transmission of TB to the fetus is extremely rare.
In brief: Rarely
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