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Is Ascites TB A Spreadable Disease?

my sister-in-law is suffer with ascitis TB & She is going to marry after one week.i have few questions in my mind:-
1.should we go for her marriage or not?
2.is this TB,COMMUNICABLE Disease?
3.what are the precautions,which a family members should take?
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
Pulmonary tuberculosis is communicable by droplet infection and droplet nuclei but TB ascites is not communicable. The TB ascites is may be due to haematagenous spread.

Definitely you can attend her marriage with out any any hesitation, because she is having TB abdomen.

No this extra pulmonary is not communicable by either droplet infection or droplet nuclie.

In case of pulmonary TB you have to take precaution by preventing yourself exposing to the throat secretions of the patient with pulmonary TB.You have to follow the personal protection measures.
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Is Ascites TB A Spreadable Disease?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, Pulmonary tuberculosis is communicable by droplet infection and droplet nuclei but TB ascites is not communicable. The TB ascites is may be due to haematagenous spread. Definitely you can attend her marriage with out any any hesitation, because she is having TB abdomen. No this extra pulmonary is not communicable by either droplet infection or droplet nuclie. In case of pulmonary TB you have to take precaution by preventing yourself exposing to the throat secretions of the patient with pulmonary TB.You have to follow the personal protection measures. Thank you.