Sunday, January 20, 2008

Can a person go from active tuberculosis to inactive? Are there symptoms upon ingestion of the bacteria


Can a person go from active tuberculosis to inactive? Are there symptoms upon ingestion of the bacteria?

Infectious Diseases - 3 Answers
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1 :
Yes. But the symptoms is not upon the ingestion of bacteria.
2 :
of course -follow up with your pulmonologist. "ingestion" of the bacteria -what???
3 :
Not without treatment. People can have tuberculosis for years without having any symptoms, even though the infection may be active and causing lung damage