Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Are you quarantined if you have active Tuberculosis

Are you quarantined if you have active Tuberculosis?
I have latent (inactive) tb. But if it were to become active, thus contagious, would I be quarantined? How would that work? How would I live? Pay my bills?
Infectious Diseases - 6 Answers
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2. Tuberculosis (TB) - Treatment Overview Article Provided by: Healthwise Doctors treat tuberculosis (TB) with antibiotics to kill the TB bacteria. These medications are given to everyone who has TB, including infants, children, pregnant women, and people who have a weakened immune system. http://health.yahoo.com/search/?p=Tuberculosis&ctype=article
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I'm sure that things will work out ok. You may get some welfare payments/support if that were to happen.
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There's a very rare strand that resulted in someone becoming quarenteened recently - the fact that he\she was quarenteened made the news, so I'm guessing in the majority of cases (i.e. the common strand) you're not.
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You know, tuberculosis is a contagious disease which affects the respiratory system of humans. when it gets to the extreme (active tuberculosis) they infected person will have to be totally quarantined and should be regularly given medication. because the contagious disease can be transmitted to anyone, even your own doctor can be infected. Tb in any form of intensity (only if it is detected early) can be cured. it usually takes 90 days to be eliminated from the patient.
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If TD becomes active..you are contageous..and require negative pressure isolation..or if you are home alone...oral antibiotics are required..your State and Local health department are required to be notified by hospital or MD treating...if taking antibiotic and not actively coughing may alone return to work....depends on strain and symptoms
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you can be treated for latent TB. If you become active, you will be asked to quarantine yourself, because it is contagious. And if there is proof that you are not taking your meds or you are putting others at risk by going out in public without a mask, then the law states you can be "locked up." The state will care about getting you treated, and providing you a means to live while you are being treated. Food coupons, free or low cost meds, etc. Many jobs provide sick leave. you only have to stay in quarantine until you are no longer contagious, which is usually a couple weeks. if you are so worried about all that, why don't you accept treatment now? the treatment for LTBI (what you have) is so much better than the treatment for TB. and you don't have to worry about missing work, isolating yourself, etc

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