FAQ - About Tuberculosis (TB) Also available in: Spanish Answers to your most commonly asked questions about this bacterial disease. The bacteria that causes TB--Mycobacterium tuberculosis--can attack any part of your body, usually attack the lungs. TB can ... Details > National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Mantoux Skin Test for Tuberculosis Also available in: Hmong Khmer Laotian Vietnamese A Mantoux skin test is the best way to tell if you have TB infection. This test is usually given on the arm. A small needle is used to inject some testing fluid (called tuberculin) under the skin. A b... Details > Minnesota Department of Health |
Medicine for Tuberculosis Disease Also available in: Hmong Khmer Laotian Vietnamese Your health-care provider has prescribed medicine to kill the tuberculosis (TB) germs in your body. TB disease can be cured by taking medicine to kill the TB germs, but TB germs are strong. You need t... Details > Minnesota Department of Health |
Medicine for Tuberculosis Infection Also available in: Hmong Khmer Laotian Vietnamese Isoniazid (INH) is the medicine that is usually prescribed as preventive therapy. It kills the TB germs in your body. INH must be taken as prescribed by your health-care provider or it will not be eff... Details > Minnesota Department of Health |
Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic bacterial infection, causes more deaths worldwide than any other infectious disease. With appropriate antibiotic therapy, TB usually can be cured. In recent years, however... Details > National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
Tuberculosis Disease Also available in: Khmer Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious disease which is caused by germs that can multiply in the body and damage tissue. It most often affects the lungs, but almost any part of the body can be affected. ... Details > Minnesota Department of Health |