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.

The tuberculosis (TB) blood test and the TB skin test are the two types of tests for TB infection. Treatment Both inactive tuberculosis (TB) and active TB disease can be treated.

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.

Symptoms of active tuberculosis (TB) disease depend on where the TB germs are growing in the body. Common symptoms of active TB disease include cough, pain in the chest, and coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm). People with inactive TB, also called latent TB infection, do not have symptoms of TB disease and cannot spread TB to others.

2025年1月31日 · TB disease occurs when tubercle bacilli overwhelm the immune system of someone with latent TB infection and multiply. If a person is infected with TB bacteria, and the immune system cannot keep the tubercle bacilli under control, the bacilli will multiply rapidly, causing TB disease. This process can occur in different areas in the body, such ...

2025年1月6日 · TB disease can occur in different places in the body and in more than one organ or organ system at the same time. Pulmonary TB disease occurs in the lungs. Most cases of TB disease are pulmonary. Extrapulmonary TB disease occurs in places other than the lungs, such as the larynx, lymph nodes, pleura, brain (TB meningitis), kidneys, or bones.

What You Need to Know About Tuberculosis provides basic information on the transmission, symptoms, testing, and treatment of tuberculosis (TB). The fact sheet is intended for a general public audience.

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.

2024年10月30日 · Symptoms of active TB disease in other parts of the body depend on the area affected: TB disease of the lymph nodes may cause a firm red or purple swelling under the skin. TB disease of the kidney may cause blood in the urine. TB meningitis (TB disease of the brain) may cause headache or confusion. TB disease of the spine may cause back pain.

2024年3月25日 · Symptoms of active TB disease depend on where the TB germs are growing in the body. Common symptoms of active TB disease include cough, pain in the chest, and coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm). If you have active TB disease of the lungs or throat, you may need to take steps to prevent the spread of TB germs. This may include taking medicine ...