What happens when you get a tuberculosis shot while having a cold

What happens when you get a tuberculosis shot while having a cold?
The other day my mom got a tuberculosis shot, but she had a cold. Now the spot where they gave her the shot is red and bumpy. She wanted to know if that's normal or if that's something that's not suppose to happen?
Infectious Diseases - 1 Answers
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The cold should not affect the test. She should go ahead and follow up for the test reading as scheduled. Reactions before or after the time frame where the test is read do not count as a positive reaction. However if it is still bumpy where she had the test placed the nurse will want to measure the area to see if it qualifies as a positive result

How much does tuberculosis treatment cost in the Philippines

How much does tuberculosis treatment cost in the Philippines?
I am helping a family out in the Philippines. Their 20 year old son has tuberculosis. A small spot in the lung. They have told me it costs about USD 1,200 per month to treat it. For about 9 months. How much does TBC treatment really cost? He contracted the disease working in a laboratory.
Infectious Diseases - 2 Answers
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Tuberculosis is already a curable disease nowadays. What the guy needs is good nutrition, prescribed medicines and disinfecting of the surroundings. But if the place where the family lives is just on top of a canal or estero, that is the no.1 cause of his sickness. By the way, were you able to meet his family here? You must visit him and take him personally to a good doctor. GOD BLESS YOU FOR BEING A GOOD SAMARITAN.
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in a community health center, its for free!!!! seriously. there's this project called Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) by the WHO and DOH where they treat TB patients for free. just go the nearest community health center and inquire. they will tell you the steps to do. even the homeless could avail this treatment. http://www.doh.gov.ph/node/1458 http://www.doh.gov.ph/faq/show/477 http://www.doh.gov.ph/programs/tb but the down side is that he should go to the facility everyday to take his pills. usually, in a private hospital, you get to take your pills at home but you'll end up paying more. i'm not sure if they could make some arrangement that could make him go to the facility in less frequency

How was tuberculosis treated during the American Civil War

How was tuberculosis treated during the American Civil War?
How was tuberculosis treated around the time of the American Civil War? I've tried to find the answer, but have been unable to find any information other than the number of people who died because of it. Thanks for the help!
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I don't think there was any very effective treatement for tuberculosis (consumption as they called it then). People used to believe that it was good to go to places with fresh air, mountains etc, in Europe there were sanotariums in places like Switzerland which were popular with those who could afford them. I expect there were similar places in the USA. Injecting air into the chest cavity was thought to be helpful, but I don't suppose it did any good really. Apparently they also tried to reduce lung size through surgery. It was all pretty hopeless though. TB accounted for 25% of deaths in Europe during the 19th century, and I expect it was as bad in America

What are some diseases similar to tuberculosis and could be mistaken as Tuberculosis

What are some diseases similar to tuberculosis and could be mistaken as Tuberculosis?
So I am researching tuberculosis, and I have to answer the question: If it isn't your exact disease, what else could it be? So essentially I have to find diseases with the same signs and symptoms, ones that may act in the same way or cause your body to look the same way as tuberculosis. I then have to talk about how they are similar and why. Any help would be great. Thanks.
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So other mycobacterium would look the same on stains: Mycobacterium bovis Mycobacterium kansasii and other mycobacteria Other bacteria can cause similar lung disease (but look different on stain and culture): Nocardia Rhodococcus equii and other bacteria

Tuberculosis screening for volunteer work at a hospital

Tuberculosis screening for volunteer work at a hospital?
I'm going to volunteer at a hospital and tomorrow I'm going because they need a blood test for tuberculosis screening. What's the point of that? Don't you kind of know when you have tuberculosis...? And do they just test for tuberculosis or do they use the blood for other diseases/drug test?
Other - Health - 3 Answers
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You can be a carrier of TB and not know it, or have been exposed to it but never had any symptoms. However if you come into contact with someone with a compromised immune system, which most people in the hospital have in one fashion or another, you can pass it onto them and make them deadly sick.
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You can be a carrier of TB and never have had symptoms. All hospital personnel have to get TB tests to be sure you're not going to pass it on to patients. It's really no big deal. The nurse will inject a small amount of liquid just barely under your skin so that it creates a little bubble, then you go back in 48 hours to have them look at it. If it turns red and has bumps then you likely have been exposed, which is not what you want. If there isn't any reaction, then you're good to go. They don't actually take blood from you so no, they can't test for drugs or other diseases. Hope that helps!
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Its a law that you have to be tested when working in close contact with children or elderly people beacuse it is a very contagious disease

TUBERCULOSIS

TUBERCULOSIS?????????????????????????????????//?
My bf got a TUBERCULOSIS test for a physical and it came out positive... Could this be mistakened? Is there a cure or shot i could get 2 prevent it? He has absolutely no symptoms...
Respiratory Diseases - 2 Answers
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runny nose
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There are a few possibilities. One is that it's a false positive. There are other types of the form of bacteria that cause tuberculosis. If present in the body, it can show a positive result on a ppd test even though it's not the type that causes the disease. There is also a vaccine that can cause a false positive, but if you were born in the US, that's not really a possibility, as it isn't used here. The most likely possibility is that he has a TB infection, but it didn't progress into TB disease yet. When a person has a TB infection, the immune system attacks it as it would any other infection or sickness. They won't show the symptoms of tuberculosis. If the body is able to fight it off successfully, it doesn't "die" or go away, but it becomes inactive and isn't contagious to others. It can't multiply or progress into TB disease (which IS contagious and does show symptoms ). Most people that have a tuberculosis infection won't develop the disease, unless they have a compromised immune system or lung disease. It still needs treatment with antibiotics to actually kill the bacteria because a dormant infection can become active again if left untreated. Both a TB infection and TB disease can be cured, but obviously it's easier to treat before it fully develops. treating it before it's a full on disease is important because tuberculosis can cause a lot of damage to the lungs and other organs. The next step for him is probably tests where they take samples of his phlegm to see if the infection is present. He might also need a chest X-ray

tuberculosis

tuberculosis ?
well when i was younger i was diagnosed with tuberculosis (and treated it)and my doctor said that every 10 years i would need an x ray of my upper body to make sure it is still latent TB, 10 years later i had a new doctor and i asked about it but he said that it wasn't needed and that i would have to watch out for other warning signs like coughing up bloody mucus. but im kind of worried, what if the TB affected something else other than my lungs? how else am i supposed to know? can anyone help me?
Respiratory Diseases - 2 Answers
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Don't smoke and stay away from smokers. Get plenty of fresh air.
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I think you would get symptoms in your lungs before it spread... But I'm not 100% sure about this... I'd like to know because I have a bit of a TB-fear (for no reason) so I like to have all the information... Can you try and get a second opinion? If not try not to worry, latent TB only becomes active in a small amount of cases, keep yourself healthy and watch out for anything unusual.

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis?
what is the method of respiration for tuberculosis and what are the environmental conditions for favorable growth for tuberculosis? this is for a paper i have to write
Respiratory Diseases - 1 Answers
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Dave, good luck on your paper, and keep in mind that Google is your friend