Monday, September 28, 2009

Does smoking weed have anything to do with a tuberculosis test

Does smoking weed have anything to do with a tuberculosis test?
so im takin a tb test and i smoked bout a month ago ( weed ) would it intervene my results? or would the doctor find out i smoked? im really. worried... im a student and i dont wanna get caught.. i only smoked once btw
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Nope. You're fine, it has no effect.
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No that test has absolutely nothing to do with it. Besides... They have to tell you when your taking a drug test
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your doctor won't arrest you if he finds out you smoked... I had to admit to my doctor that I did in order for him to treat me and he just said "ok"...
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if you smoked a month ago you don't have anything to worry about already, but with a tb no they can not trace thc through tb just through a blood test if they are looking for weed, hair follicle, or piss test
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I can't see how smoking weed would affect a TB test. The test is called a tine test and as I remember the skin on your wrist is pricked and you return a few days later and they check if a patch has formed where they pricked the skin. If a circular patch has formed it means you have been exposed to TB and you have to take several different medicines for six months. Smoking anything would not affect this test.
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nope, they don't take any blood for a TB test. instead they inject some of the "dead" virus under the skin of your wrist. if you've been exposed to TB or have it, the "dead" virus will cause a reaction with the antibodies you already have in your blood, causing a bubble/lump to form there. they inject you and send you home, and have you come back about 3 days later to check for the bump.
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No, they are not related. A TB Test is usually a patch test. They scrape your arm, and insert some dead TB cells. If you have either had TB or have been exposed to TB, your arm will have a reaction (swelling, tenderness, etc.) because you will have anti-bodies for TB, and they will react negatively to the TB cells. If you have a positive patch test, then they will X-ray your lungs, and make sure you don't have any TB lesions in your lungs (TB looks very distinctive when it's in your lungs). Since the X-rays are expensive, they are generally only given to those who have a positive patch test. The radiologist is only looking for one thing--TB--so they aren't looking for other things when they do the X-Ray. There are other things which can turn up, like some cancerous lesions, but the stuff which will turn up on the X-Ray will not violate your privacy as far as smoking, or smoking weed. So no worries. They are only looking for TB, and the tests aren't going to turn up other things--if it should turn up something else, like a lesion which is not TB, then it's actually a good thing, as it can help save your life. But it's not going to turn up a little sign saying, "I smoked weed a month ago!" Take care

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

How painful is a tuberculosis test

How painful is a tuberculosis test?
I have to take a TB test to advance to the next grade at a different school. I really don't like needles and I try to avoid them as much as possible. Does anyone know from personal experience what the TB test is like?
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It doesn't hurt at all. Just feels like a little needle prick. They take a very small needle, put it right underneath your skin and inject a little bit of fluid that will leave a small bubble. Don't sweat it...No big deal! I'm in the health care field so I get them done once a year!
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TB test is done intradermal....which means that the needle is inserted under the skin. It does not hurt at all.
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It really isn't painful. It just is inserted in the surface of your skin and it doesn't hurt, where as a needle goes in.
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I have given TB tests, and read them three days later. There is a very minimal, if any pain. It is a very small, thin needle, and JUST THE TIP is placed just barely under the skin of the forearm. It's like a bee sting. DO NOT TOUCH or rub it for 24 hrs. This may cause a false positive. [Don't be afraid. It's over in a second! Be glad you are being checked. If there is any way you are positive, it would be caught in the early stages. Very, very slight chance you are going to be positive. Most tests are negative. Don't worry yourself. "Take it like a man." : ) You're tough! : ) ] 36-48 hrs later, someone, a nurse or the doctor, will "read" it, to check if it is positive or not. Even if it is positive, does not necessarily mean you have TB. It means you have been exposed. Someone with TB has breathed on you. It is an airborne disease. If it is positive, you will have a chest xray, and things will progress from there. If it is possitive, you will be put on a medication for six months, and checked every year after that with a chest xray, to be sure you are still ok.
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not at all your skin is pricked and you return a few days later to see if a rash developes

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

What is the diffrenct with being a carrier of Tuberculosis and being contagious

What is the diffrenct with being a carrier of Tuberculosis and being contagious?
TB? what is a carrier?
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being a carrier means you have diesease but it's not affecting you. and it also means you may pass it on to your son/daughter. and being infected is actually having the diesease and it having an affect on you. but if your just a carrier your ok, but your kids may not be.
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some are known to just have the disease..and they would never have any of the symptoms..... and they are carrier...they can not spread it.... while the contagious one ,would not only have the disease but be able to spread it to others...
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A carrier is somebody that has contrcted TB at some point in their lives, but it is not active and is not spread by the person. A contagious person usually shows other signs of TB and can spread the disease through the air by coughing. If you are a carrier, it just means that you can't donate blood anymore.
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When you are a carrier of tb it means that the disease is laying dormant in your body. When you are suffering from symptoms of the disease, then you are contagious.
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i think it means the same thing... if you are diagnosed with tuberculosis -- you are both a carrier and you are also contagious.
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Basically a carrier has the bacterium in his body, but cannot current spread it (and generally has no overt symptoms), while someone who is contagious can spread it (and is generally symptomatic). Tuberculosis is one of the diseases that can remain dormant in the body for a long time, but reactivate if the immune system gets weakened. It is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that gets into the lungs and is attacked by immune system cells called macrophages. The macrophages are supposed to destroy the bacterium (as they do many other bacteria), but (through an unknown mechanism) the bacterium is able to prevent the macrophage's bacterium-killing machinery (called an endosome) from acidifying and destroying the bacterium. However, the macrophages (along with antibodies) are able to wall the infection off in a tubercle-- a hard ball within the lung-- where the infection cannot do active harm. However, if the immune system is weakened, the tubercle can break down, the infection spread, and the person become sick and contagious again

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

How Much is a Tuberculosis Test without insurance

How Much is a Tuberculosis Test without insurance?
I live in Sacramento California and need to get a tb test but i dont have insurance, so i was wondering how much this is going to cost. Any help would be appreciated
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I can't say for sure in Cali - but in the many states public health departments offer this test on scheduled days of the week either for free or with a small fee ($4-$10). Bear in mind that it's a two part test, the prick and then the read so you have to schedule 2 times to go. try your local health department first, even if they do not offer it at a free or reduced rate, odds are they can steer you to someplace that does, no insurance needed.
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Yes, call your local health department. We do them for $10 where I work

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Saturday, September 12, 2009

I have history of tuberculosis, will i still be accepted to graduate study in UK

I have history of tuberculosis, will i still be accepted to graduate study in UK?
I was diagnosed with minimal PTB two yrs ago, I had taken six months of treatment and was declared healed by my doctor but scars can still be seen in my chest xray. I graduated with honors in my undergraduate and i think have a good chance of being accepted if academic performance will only be the basis. Can i still go for my dream of UK education despite my medical problem?
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you may still have the chance but you might undergo numerous processes, until proven you're completely healed or non-contagious... dont lose hope bro

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

How long does Tuberculosis live outside of a host

How long does Tuberculosis live outside of a host?
So I just found out that the person who was in my dorm over the summer had TB...I've requested a change in chair/mattress...need I be concerned?
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Tuberculosis can only be spread while it is active, such as a cough or sneeze. Mycobacterium tuberculosis can survive for weeks without the host on objects. I would change rooms if I could and get checked by a doctor.
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Mycobacterium Terbuculosis can live outside the host for an extended period of time. The bacteria is called an encapsid which means that the outer part of the cell wall is like a shell and protects the contents for a long period. It can live in soil, vents bedding. The room should have been disenfected with bleach or Hilphine (which is proven to kill encapsids like TB. I think it is reasonable to have requested a new chair and mattress as it would be difficult to sanitise them. Now you can buy a mattress cover (they zip up and cover the entire mattress) if the school cannot replace them. Now the individual may have tested positive for TB but unless they were in the active phase they were not infectious. (A person can test positive even after they have been treated for TB. A positive skin test only means that they have been exposed at some time in the past. A sputum culture and chest x-ray or biopsy is the only way to tell if the infection is active

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Friday, September 4, 2009

I had a tuberculosis skin test and the nurse measured the reddish skin and said I was positive,but had no welt

I had a tuberculosis skin test and the nurse measured the reddish skin and said I was positive,but had no welt?
I had no welt, just flat reddish skin and she still said I was positive. Was she wrong? I'm having another test by a different doctor anyways, but did the nurse misdiagnose me?
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You were exposed to tuberculosis you will always test positive, But the thing is you dont have it. i know it may sound confusing. When i was little i was exposed to it as well but never got it either.
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No, it probably means you are a carrier. My dad always tested positive for tuberculosis. He was a carrier, but you have been immunized, so you're fine.
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She read it wrong. Are you sure she was actually an RN or LPN, though? If not, she wasn't a nurse. Anyway, you're not supposed to measure the red area. You only measure the welt, if there is one. If you had no welt or swelling at all, or if the welt was under 15mm in diameter (assuming you don't have any risk factors for tuberculosis), then your test was negative and it's a good thing you're having it repeated! Here's a really great site to check out for more information: http://www2a.cdc.gov/PHTN/tbmodules/modules1-5/m3/3-m-03.htm#TopOfPage
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Take the second test and don't worry now. You should only get worried after they give you a chest x-ray and verify TB-then go from there. Until then don't worry about it. (easier said than done I'm sure..

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

What are the most common ages of getting tuberculosis

What are the most common ages of getting tuberculosis?
Please It's i cant find it and i belive in you guys and tell me a website that has it
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not many ppl get that disease because they got shots when they were babies so u shouldt get it but more likely any age it is a virus
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According to the Monroe County, NY Dept of Health, those with low immunity have the highest chance of getting TB. That would be the very young (infants - don't have immune system tht works too well yet) or the elderly. Anyone can get TB if they are in contact with someone who has it. It is transmitted through the air when the infected person coughs or breaths. The more you are around people with TB, the more likely you are to get it. Like Health care workers, prison inmates and guards etc.
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TB is a chronic,progressive bacterial infection with a period of latency following initial infection. Depending on where you live and under what conditions (poverty) or in crowded housing areas,and general state of health and habits( drinking and drug use) etc,will determine the rate of infection in your area,not a specific age group.All age groups are susceptible to this infection. About 1.6 billion are infected with the primary TB bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( acid fast bacillus) world wide,killing about 2 million each year. TB can also infect and cause death and damage to other organs, TB of the gastrointestinal tract,,meningitis ,heart, bone and joints, liver,kidneys.Take care. TB is not caused by a "virus". SW FNP
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During epidemics of tuberculosis it could effect anyone. If a person with TB as much as sneezed in a room of people it could infect other people. Age was not really a factor. Until Danny Thomas came along and founded St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital, children were pretty much the unseen victims of diseases.
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Hi. The times when individuals are more susceptible to acquiring disease is: 1. Young children who have not yet fully developed their immunity. ( For the case of TB, they are normally immunised therefore they form the immunity early on in their infancy). ( I have seen only one case where a child was born to a mother who had multi drug resistant TB and the child was highly susceptible to the disease.) 2. The very elderly and this is also due to reduced immunity and in-activity. 3. The other group of people who are highly susceptible to TB are the ones with a compromised immune system and live in areas where TB is a pendemic or those who are in constant contact with a known TB patient

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