Tuesday, November 16, 2010

2 people in our company tested positive to tuberculosis. They still allow them to work with us is this safe

2 people in our company tested positive to tuberculosis. They still allow them to work with us is this safe?
We had to get tested because an ex employee has T/B and 2 of us came back positive. Our company consist of only 14 employees and 2 stores. The 2nd store is where two of them tested positive and I work at that store twice a week. I came back negative but is it safe to be working with them? I thought they had to stay home till they cured it. Any info will help Thanks
Infectious Diseases - 4 Answers
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1 :
Uh, HELL TO THE NO!!! Extremely contagious, 1,000's of deaths a year, ring any bells?
2 :
no that's not safe.i would stay away rom them until they got rid of it.
3 :
No, it is not ok that they have allowed them to continue working with you. T.B, however is not contagious once the patient's start taken a course of antiboitics (20+ pills every other day, for a year). However, if a patient stops taking it for whatever reason, they become contagious again. I would be pissed off.
4 :
The standard TB test tests for the antibodies your body produces to fight TB. You will test positive if you have TB now or have ever had it. Some people catch TB, then their immune system fights it off and they get over it without even noticing. Some people end up with a "stalemate" where the immune system can suppress the TB but can't completely get rid of it. While this "stalemate" holds these people are not contagious. The only people who are contagious are people with an "active" TB infection. The only way to distinguish an active TB infection from someone who used to have TB is a lung X-ray. Bottom line, these employees MIGHT be perfectly safe to be around

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