Prevent TB

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IMPORTANT! The best way to prevent the spread of TB is to cure people who are sick with TB.

These things can also help:

Encourage people to get tested if they live with a person who is sick with TB or if they have a cough for 2 or more weeks.
Immunize healthy babies and children with BCG vaccine to prevent the most deadly forms of TB. Children sick with HIV or AIDS should not be given BCG vaccine.

Medicines to prevent TB. A person with a positive TB test, but no signs of TB sickness, can take isoniazid once a day for 6 to 9 months to reduce the chance they will get sick with TB. People with HIV, including if they are pregnant or were previously treated for TB, should take TB treatment even if TB testing is unavailable. Anyone exposed to someone with drug-resistant TB should see a health worker to get the best medicines for prevention.

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This page was updated:13 Nov 2023

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