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Key points. Symptoms of active tuberculosis (TB) disease depend on where the TB germs are growing in the body. Common symptoms of active TB disease include cough, pain in the chest, and coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm). People with inactive TB, also called latent TB infection, do not have symptoms of TB disease and cannot spread TB to others.
Symptoms of pulmonary disease include: Cough (especially lasting for 3 weeks or longer) Coughing up sputum or blood (hemoptysis) Chest pain. Shortness of breath. Symptoms of extrapulmonary TB disease. Extrapulmonary TB disease affects organs in addition to or instead of the lungs. It may cause symptoms related to the part of the body that is ...
Eliminating TB in the United States requires testing and treatment of latent TB infection. CDC estimates that up to 13 million people in the United States have latent TB infection. While not everyone with latent TB infection will develop TB disease, without treatment about 5%–10% of infected people will develop TB disease over their lifetimes.
Overview. Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium (or germ) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB usually affects the lungs. TB can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine. TB can also affect multiple parts of the body at the same time. For example, TB can affect both the lungs and lymph nodes.
Key points. Tuberculosis (TB) germs can live in the body for years without making you sick. This is called inactive TB or latent TB infection. People with inactive TB do not feel sick, do not have symptoms, and cannot spread TB germs to others. Without treatment, inactive TB can develop into active TB disease at any time and make you sick.
Key points. Active tuberculosis (TB) disease happens when the immune system cannot keep TB germs from multiplying and growing in the body. People with TB disease feel sick and can spread TB germs to others. TB disease can almost always be treated and cured with medicine. Without treatment, it can be fatal.
Common symptoms of active tuberculosis disease include cough, chest pain, and coughing up blood. Testing for Tuberculosis The tuberculosis (TB) blood test and the TB skin test are the two types of tests for TB infection.
Key points. There are two types of tests for tuberculosis (TB) infection: the TB blood test and the TB skin test. A positive test result for TB infection means you have TB germs in your body. If you test positive for TB infection, your health care provider will do other tests to determine if you have inactive TB (also called latent TB infection ...
Causes. Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium (or germ) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. When a person breathes in TB germs, the germs can settle in the lungs and begin to grow. From there, they can move through the blood to other parts of the body, such as the kidney, spine, and brain. TB bacteria can live in the body without making you ...
CDC continues to recommend 3HP for treatment of latent TB infection in adults and now recommends use of 3HP 1) in persons with latent TB infection aged 2–17 years; 2) in persons with latent TB infection who have HIV infection, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and are taking antiretroviral medications with acceptable drug ...