2025年1月17日 · CDC estimates up to 13 million people in the United States live with inactive TB. Without treatment, 1 in 10 people with inactive TB will get sick with active TB disease. TB disease can spread to others and be deadly. If you have inactive TB, treating it is the best way to protect you from getting sick with active TB disease.

2025年1月31日 · If you have inactive tuberculosis (TB), also called latent TB infection, treating it is the best way to protect you from getting sick with active TB disease. Treatment for inactive TB can take three, four, six, or nine months depending on the treatment plan.

2024年5月8日 · Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick. As a result, two TB-related conditions exist: latent TB infection (also called inactive TB) and TB disease. People with latent TB infection: Have a small number of TB bacteria in their body that are alive but inactive. Cannot spread TB bacteria to others

2025年2月17日 · If you’re infected but have no symptoms, it’s called inactive tuberculosis, or latent TB. TB is dormant (sleeping) inside your body. As many as 13 million people in the U.S. have latent TB.

How do I know if I have inactive TB infection? Who should be tested? A simple blood test can determine if you have a TB infection. Testing is recommended if you have any of the following risk factors: Born, traveled, or lived in a country outside the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or Western Europe for more than a month.

Up to 13 million people in the United States may have inactive TB (also called latent TB infection). Without treatment, 1 in 10 people with inactive TB will get sick with active TB disease, and can spread TB to others through the air. You can help prevent the spread of TB.

2023年11月17日 · TB latency, or latent TB infection, occurs when M. tuberculosis bacteria enter the body and remain inactive. Latent TB is not contagious and does not cause...

TB germs that are kept inactive by your body’s immune system. If your body cannot stop TB germs from growing, you can develop TB disease, also known as active TB. TB disease is one of the world’s leading infectious disease killers. Getting treatment for LTBI is the best way to protect yourself from getting sick with TB disease.

2025年1月31日 · Both inactive tuberculosis (TB) (also called latent TB infection) and active TB disease can be treated. It is important to take and finish all TB medicines exactly as your health care provider recommends. Completing treatment for inactive TB and active TB disease can protect yourself, your family and friends, and your community.

2023年2月2日 · Latent and active tuberculosis (TB) are two forms of bacterial infection, from Mycobacterium tuberculous. Most exposed people have latent TB, meaning they are without symptoms and not contagious. Active TB occurs when bacteria are multiplying in the body, leading to chronic cough, blood or sputum while coughing, chills, and other symptoms.