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What Are The Chances Of Getting TB Again If I Already Got It Before?

i had active t.b. at age 19 yrs and went thru sugery and a wedge

from upper left lung was removed, i am now age 66 and have been exposed to a person with active t.b. what are my chances of getting this again f this being active again?
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
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Hello
Let me explain that so many patients come in the tuberculosis hospital and doctor & paramedics treat them . Mostly or few of them may have active ( infectious ) or contagious disease but they don't suffer .
Similarly you operated way back 47 years for tubercular lesion in lung.
Now at the age of 66 years you came in contact a patient having active tuberculosis .
How your chances of getting infection?
I want to tell you that tubercular bacilli ( mycobacteria ) are airborne droplet infectious agent .
So in air and in sputum ( of patient ) they may present .
In your case you may have inhaled some bacteria ( not disease ) but your defense system ( immune system ) can kill all bacteria .
In my opinion don't desperate , if you have any symptoms of tuberculosis , consult a physician and get his opinion . If don't have any symptoms no need of any fear and enjoy life.
fever , cough , hemoptysis ( blood in sputum ) , weight loss , fatigue , breathlessness are few symptoms of tuberculosis .
Good luck.
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What Are The Chances Of Getting TB Again If I Already Got It Before?

Hello Let me explain that so many patients come in the tuberculosis hospital and doctor & paramedics treat them . Mostly or few of them may have active ( infectious ) or contagious disease but they don t suffer . Similarly you operated way back 47 years for tubercular lesion in lung. Now at the age of 66 years you came in contact a patient having active tuberculosis . How your chances of getting infection? I want to tell you that tubercular bacilli ( mycobacteria ) are airborne droplet infectious agent . So in air and in sputum ( of patient ) they may present . In your case you may have inhaled some bacteria ( not disease ) but your defense system ( immune system ) can kill all bacteria . In my opinion don t desperate , if you have any symptoms of tuberculosis , consult a physician and get his opinion . If don t have any symptoms no need of any fear and enjoy life. fever , cough , hemoptysis ( blood in sputum ) , weight loss , fatigue , breathlessness are few symptoms of tuberculosis . Good luck.