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Is The TB Active Or Latent?

hello, i had fever and body pain which initially resulted into typhoid. Later, the doctor @ my hometown says i am having TB,after checking my chest xray and ecg tests. I wanna know if i have active tb or latent tb. I also used to have terrible vibrations in head while coughing.
Thu, 8 Sep 2016
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Hi welcome to health care magic....

I really appreciate your knowledge regarding types of TB infection...

TB infection can be active or latent...
The latent infection means person having immunity and immune response against tb bacilli... Without clinical manifestation...

But latent infection can be converted into active infection esp. If HIV, less immunity, transplantation like condition if present...

For it's diagnosis skin tuberculin test and interferone gamma release assay test can be done..

For latent infection reduce drug regimen given like for three month isoniazide plus rifampicin daily..

Take care

Advise : Consult pulmonologist for examination and discuss all these issue

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Is The TB Active Or Latent?

Hi welcome to health care magic.... I really appreciate your knowledge regarding types of TB infection... TB infection can be active or latent... The latent infection means person having immunity and immune response against tb bacilli... Without clinical manifestation... But latent infection can be converted into active infection esp. If HIV, less immunity, transplantation like condition if present... For it s diagnosis skin tuberculin test and interferone gamma release assay test can be done.. For latent infection reduce drug regimen given like for three month isoniazide plus rifampicin daily.. Take care Advise : Consult pulmonologist for examination and discuss all these issue