Also how is a one year old tested for it? Is it by blood test?
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Its the same bug. Just a different location.
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No. Tuberculosis is a bacteria that usually infects the lungs. Meningitis is the medical term for inflammation of the lining that surrounds the brain (usually caused by an infection). If the bacteria that causes tuberculosis gets into the membranes surrounding the brain, you have tubercular meningitis. (And will probably die). The standard TB "jab" tests for the antibodies your body uses to fight tuberculosis. If you ever had tuberculosis, the site where they inject you swells up. Some people get over TB on there own, and the TB test can't distinguish people who have TB from people who used to have it. If you test positive for it, they do X-rays or MRIs to look for the nodules that TB causes
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