Tuberculosis question...please help?!
Question: Tuberculosis question!.!.!.please help!?
I have just recently found out that I've been talking to a kid who has tuberculosis, and he didn't know it himself for a while!. I have had post nasal drip years before I met him, and I don't cough up bloody mucus or any of that!. I've known him for about a year and a half, is it possible I could have TB!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Most people who are exposed to TB contract the inactive form of the disease!. The TB bacteria may become active if a person's immune system becomes weak as in a person with HIV or the elderly!.
TB in it's active form is contagious but to actually contract it you must constantly be close to the person who has it by either living with or working with that person!.
TB stays inactive once it enters the body and only 10% of people infected with the disease will ever have the active form!. Meanwhile, 90% of infected people who contract TB will show no signs of infection and will not spread the disease!.
So unless you've had any constant contact with this person by living or working with him, I'd say you're safe (provided that you're healthy)!. If you're still concerned, consult your primary care physician!. The source below should help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
TB in it's active form is contagious but to actually contract it you must constantly be close to the person who has it by either living with or working with that person!.
TB stays inactive once it enters the body and only 10% of people infected with the disease will ever have the active form!. Meanwhile, 90% of infected people who contract TB will show no signs of infection and will not spread the disease!.
So unless you've had any constant contact with this person by living or working with him, I'd say you're safe (provided that you're healthy)!. If you're still concerned, consult your primary care physician!. The source below should help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Tuberculosis is spread through the air when a person with active TB does stuff like coughs, sneezes or talks!. So yeah, very possible!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
All you need to do is to take a blood test at doctor's office!. It will tell you if you don't have it!. If it shows positive, you will need a chest xray to confirm it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It is possible, go to a doctor immeaditately so that it is caught early (if you have it)!. TB is very contagious!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Best thing for you to do is to get tested ,it take about 3 days to knowWww@Answer-Health@Com
go to a clinic to get tested for TB asapWww@Answer-Health@Com