2024年3月7日 · Why prevention is important Treating inactive TB prevents active TB disease. If left untreated, 1 in 10 people with inactive TB will get sick with active TB disease. Active TB disease can spread to others and can be deadly.

Public health programs can use program evaluation to improve TB prevention and control activities. Tuberculosis Genotyping Tuberculosis (TB) genotyping analyzes the DNA of TB bacteria to help distinguish different strains.

2025年1月17日 · TB can also affect multiple parts of the body at the same time. For example, TB can affect both the lungs and lymph nodes. Not everyone infected with TB germs becomes sick. As a result, two TB-related conditions exist: inactive TB (or latent TB infection) and active TB disease. If not treated properly, TB disease can be fatal.

2025年1月17日 · Without treatment, people with inactive TB can develop active TB disease at any time and become sick. TB germs become active if the immune system can't stop them from multiplying and growing in the body. When TB germs are active (multiplying in your body), this is called active TB disease. People with active TB disease feel sick.

2025年1月13日 · Mass prevention in RMI. Updates on TB and diabetes. In 2022, TB incidence in RMI was 258/100,000 persons. This rate was more than 100 times higher than TB incidence in that same year in the United States. Well-planned interventions could substantially reduce TB disease rates in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands.

CDC has a range of tuberculosis (TB) communication and education resources for the public including fact sheets, brochures, and posters. Many materials are available in multiple languages. About these resources

Applying epidemiology-based prevention principles, including the use of setting-related TB infection-control data; Using posters and signs to remind patients and staff of proper cough etiquette and respiratory hygiene (covering mouth when coughing) or offering surgical or procedure masks to patients); and

TB germs are strong, and it can take a long time for them to die. It is important to take and finish all TB medicines exactly as your health care provider recommends. The treatment plans for inactive TB use different combinations of medicines that may include: Isoniazid. Rifampin. Rifapentine. Three- and four-month treatment plans

2025年1月6日 · TB infection control and prevention guidelines by publication date; Title Year Published; Tuberculosis Screening Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019. Baseline Individual TB Risk Assessment Form; TB Screening and Testing of Health Care ...

2025年1月31日 · For example, any TB medicine can cause a skin rash. Other TB medicines may cause an upset stomach or nausea. Taking your TB medicine with food can help your body absorb the medicine better. The rifampin or rifapentine medicines may cause some body fluids to turn an orange color, such as: Urine (pee), Saliva, Tears, Sweat, and. Breast milk.