What is Tuberculosis TB

Tuberculosis (commonly abbreviated to TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affe...

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I had a TB test in 2005 when I was pregnant with my daughter and I remember my doctor telling me I was exposed 2 TB but she never gave me any paper or told me to take any meds she just said some people get exposed and there is nothing 2 worry about. so I went this year 2009 on Monday to get another TB test 4 school It turned red and it itch really bad so I went back 4 my reading and they told me it was negative so on Thursday it was itching really bad and I was scratching it all day it just didnt feel right so I went back and the other girl told me it was positive that I have been exposed and I was trying to explain 2 them thats what they told me in 2005 but they keep asking me about a x-ray and I told them I never had a x-ray I ask her should I have had another one if I was exposed in 2005 should I have had only a chest X-ray and she was like no but I really don't think she no because I was getting all different answer so I just made a apointment 2 get a x-ray so i can no 4 sure it really tick me off when you try to tell someone something and they only want 2 here what they want 2 here.
Posted on 08/14/09, 01:08 pm
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