I live in India with my husband (a native India) and he has been coughing for the past 3 months with fevers coming and going all the time. The docs keeps dismissing it as a cold or bronchitis, but how can it be going on for this long.grrr I questioned that it could be Tuberculosis and he said he can't get it because he is vaccinated against it. Is this true???? Also should I get vaccinated since i live here? any other ideas?
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The concern about the TB vaccination (BCG) is that it is not always effective - some studies have shown effectiveness of 80% (which isn't very high) and others have shown no effectiveness at all -- the variations are related to location and the different strains/variables of TB. For that reason - the United States no longer vaccinates for TB. If you husband has been coughing for over 3 months - I would highly recommended both you and he getting a TB test which tests for exposure. Also with his history (cough over 3 months, fevers), he really needs to get a chest x-ray
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