How can TB patient survive at home?
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How can TB patient survive at home?
What does home isolation mean?
- Remain in your home and avoid contact with others.
- Take your TB medicines as directed, eat healthy foods, and get plenty of rest.
- Wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth if you must go to medical appointments and when health care providers come to your home.
What if my family member has TB?
If you think you have been exposed to someone with TB disease, you should contact your doctor or local health department about getting a TB skin test or a special TB blood test. Be sure to tell the doctor or nurse when you spent time with the person who has TB disease.
Who is most at risk for tuberculosis?
Close contacts of a person with infectious TB disease. Persons who have immigrated from areas of the world with high rates of TB. Children less than 5 years of age who have a positive TB test. Groups with high rates of TB transmission, such as homeless persons, injection drug users, and persons with HIV infection.
Can TB spread to family?
People with TB disease are most likely to spread the bacteria to people they spend time with every day, such as family members, friends, coworkers, or schoolmates. Some people develop TB disease soon (within weeks) after becoming infected, before their immune system can fight the TB bacteria.
Can TB spread in family?
Can you get TB from a friend?
People with TB disease are most likely to spread the bacteria to people they spend time with every day, such as family members, friends, coworkers, or schoolmates. Some people develop TB disease soon (within weeks) after becoming infected, before their immune system can fight the TB bacteria.
What should I do if I have TB disease?
If you have TB disease, you are doing the right thing by sharing the names of people you spent time with when you were able to pass TB germs to others. By helping your doctor or healthcare provider to do a TB contact investigation, you are helping your family and friends stay well.
Do people with tuberculosis (TB) feel sick?
It is important for the healthcare worker to be in touch with people you may have given TB germs. These friends, family members, co-workers, or classmates may have TB infection. That means they have dormant (sleeping) TB germs in their body, so they may not feel sick.
Can TB spread to other parts of the body?
TB in other parts of the body, such as the kidney or spine, is usually not infectious. People with TB disease are most likely to spread it to people they spend time with every day. This includes family members, friends, and coworkers or schoolmates.