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Tuberculosis
TB is a disease that can cause a serious illness and can damage a person's
organs. Every year more than 25,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with TB
disease. That's only a fraction of the amount of people who carry the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a rod-shap ....
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.... test
is positive; three Sputum Test reveals if TB germs are in thick liquid a person
coughs up. The Tuberculin Mantoux PPD skin test is given by placing a substance
called PPD Tuberculin under the top layer of the skin with a very small needle
and syringe. The doctor will inject the needle into the skin which will only
feel like a slight pen prick. A few days later the skin test reaction will be
read by a trained health worker. If the skin around the prick israised and it
is bigger or the same size as a pencil eraser then the person is likely to have
been infected with TB germs. ....
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