Tuberculosis

It is a disease that is spread from person to person or through the air. It usually affects the lungs.

What are the symptoms?

• Feeling weak or sick
• Weight loss
• Fever
• Night sweats
• Cough
• Chest pain
• Coughing blood

How do I know if I have it?

• Take a TB skin test. If positive, then other tests

Who is at risk for TB?

• Living close to someone who has TB?
• Very low-income people
• People who drink too much alcohol and illegal drug users
• HIV infection
• Somalis because a lot of people in Somalia have TB
• People who have certain medical conditions

What should I do if I have TB?

• Get required laboratory tests
• Follow doctors advice
• Take prescribed medicine for the full time to stay cured