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About Inactive Tuberculosis
Overview
TB germs can live in the body without making you sick. This is called inactive TB or latent TB infection.
A person with inactive TB:
- Has a small amount of TB germs in their body that are alive but inactive.
- Has no TB symptoms and does not feel sick.
- Cannot spread TB germs to others.
- Usually has a positive TB blood test or TB skin test indicating TB infection.
- Has a normal chest x-ray and if performed, negative laboratory tests (for example, sputum smear or culture).
- Needs treatment for inactive TB to prevent active TB disease.
Symptoms
People with inactive TB do not have symptoms of TB disease.
However, without treatment, they can develop active TB disease and become sick.
Talk to your health care provider if you have symptoms of TB disease.
Keep Reading:Signs and Symptoms of TB
Risk factors
Anyone can get infected with TB germs, but you might have a higher risk if you:
- Were born in or frequently travel to countries where TB is common, including those in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
- Live or used to live in larg
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