What is the difference between TB infection and TB disease?
People with TB disease are made sick by germs that are active in their body. Often they have several symptoms of TB like persistent cough, fever and weight loss. If the disease is in their lungs they can give the disease to other people. Permanent damage and death can result from this disease. Medications to cure TB are almost always effective. People who have TB infection have the germ that can cause TB inside their body. However, they are not sick because the germ is inactive inside their body. They can not make other people sick. These people may develop TB in the future. Medication is often given to these people to prevent them from developing TB disease.

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1. What is TB?
2. How is TB spread?
3. What are the signs and symptoms of TB?
4. How do you treat active TB?
5. What is TB infection and how do you treat it?
6. What is the difference between TB infection and TB disease?
7. What is the TB skin test?
8. How important is TB today?