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Tuberculosis
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(TB) is an infectious disease caused by a germ (bacterium) called
Mycobacterium . This germ primarily affects the lungs and may infect
anyone at any age.
In the United States, the number of TB cases steadily decreased until 1986 when
an increase was noted; TB has continued to rise since. Today, te ....
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....e TB, your clinician will gather five important pieces of information:
-Symptoms -History of possible exposure and onset of symptoms -Tuberculin skin
test or PPD -Chest X-ray •Sputum test
Tuberculin Skin Test
The tuberculin skin test (or PPD) is performed with an extract of killed
tuberculosis germs that is injected into the skin. If a person has been infected
with tuberculosis, a lump will form at the site of the injection--this is a
positive test. This generally means that TB germs have in.... |
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