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    Tuberculosis spreads through the air when a person with active TB disease coughs or sings. While TB usually affects the lungs, it can spread to other parts of the body. TB germs can live dormant in the body without symptoms in a state called latent TB. If the germs become active, symptoms may include coughing, chest pain, weakness, lack of appetite, weight loss, fever, chills, and night sweats. To treat active TB and prevent spread to others, it is important to take all prescribed medication.

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    Tuberculosis spreads through the air when a person with active TB disease coughs or sings. While TB usually affects the lungs, it can spread to other parts of the body. TB germs can live dormant in the body without symptoms in a state called latent TB. If the germs become active, symptoms may include coughing, chest pain, weakness, lack of appetite, weight loss, fever, chills, and night sweats. To treat active TB and prevent spread to others, it is important to take all prescribed medication.

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    Tuberculosis spreads through the air when a person with active TB disease coughs or sings. While TB usually affects the lungs, it can spread to other parts of the body. TB germs can live dormant in the body without symptoms in a state called latent TB. If the germs become active, symptoms may include coughing, chest pain, weakness, lack of appetite, weight loss, fever, chills, and night sweats. To treat active TB and prevent spread to others, it is important to take all prescribed medication.

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    StopTB Poster 508

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    Nicole Sales Diaz
    Tuberculosis spreads through the air when a person with active TB disease coughs or sings. While TB usually affects the lungs, it can spread to other parts of the body. TB germs can live dormant in the body without symptoms in a state called latent TB. If the germs become active, symptoms may include coughing, chest pain, weakness, lack of appetite, weight loss, fever, chills, and night sweats. To treat active TB and prevent spread to others, it is important to take all prescribed medication.

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    Tuberculosis (TB) spreads

    through the air from one


    person to another.
    • TB germs spread when a person with infectious
    TB disease coughs, speaks, or sings.
    • TB germs usually attack the lungs but can
    also move to any part of the body.

    TB germs can live in the body without


    making you sick.
    This is called latent TB infection or inactive TB.
    • TB germs can live in your body for years without causing symptoms. Without
    treatment, inactive TB can develop into active TB disease and make you sick.
    • If you have inactive TB, you can take TB medicine to prevent the development
    of active TB disease even if you do not feel sick.

    If your body cannot stop TB Symptoms of active TB disease:


    germs from growing, you
    develop active TB disease.
    • You may feel sick and spread TB germs to
    your family, friends, and others around you. Cough lasting Coughing up blood or Chest pain Weakness
    3+ weeks sputum (phlegm from or fatigue
    • You need to take and finish all your deep inside the lungs)

    TB medicine to help you feel better and


    prevent other people from getting sick.

    No appetite Weight loss Fever and/or chills Night sweats

    Take and finish all of


    your TB medicine to kill
    TB germs and STOP TB!
    Centers for Disease
    Control and Prevention
    National Center for HIV,
    Viral Hepatitis, STD, and
    TB Prevention
    Publication Number: 6474

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