I am just wondering because a close friend has inactive TB and is taking the medication and I have cancer and am taking Chemo treatment regularly I fear that because of my loss of immunity to colds I may be at risk. Thank you
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I wish you recovery of your cancer. You should just stay away from your friend during this time. Read the two links below. I read some on both & it seems you would be at risk. Better to be safe than sorry. Cancer & chemo just take too much out of you to take any risks. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/tuberculosis-tb-symptoms http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/tuberculosis-tb-what-increases-your-risk
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No. My sister contracted TB as a child. She took the meds but was not contagious. The health department takes TB very seriously, so if the person was contagious they would not be among the greater population to infect people. Since this person is on meds, they have been tested and obviously been found not to be a threat. The person will always read a false positive on their TB skin test now due to antibody buildup.
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No, latent TB is not contagious. Period. If it were the individual would be isolated from others until found to be noninfectious. Look at it this way; it is not uncommon for a healthcare worker to come up with a positive skin test and in the evaluation found to have latent (not active) TB. That person is OK to return to work or school. The reason the meds are given are to eliminate the latent infection and prevent it from turning active
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