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Individuals with latent TB infections do not feel sick and do not have any symptoms. People with latent TB have the TB bacteria within them alive, but cannot spread the infection to others.

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Without treatment, how long will I take for an active TB patient to die?

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Can TB be confused for another disease? If so, which ones?

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How common is TB in the U.S.?

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WHO should be tested for TB?

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then antibiotics will not be effective, since they are Xtensively drug resistant.

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which is a multi drug resistant form of TB, but it is treatable.

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then people can use antibiotics to target and eradicate the bacilli.

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infects the macrophages. When a group of the infected cells get together, they form a granuloma. The bacteria stay inside the granuloma and become dormant. As a result, two TB-related conditions exist: latent TB infection and TB disease.

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If the TB infections overcomes the immune system, it begins to multiply. Other times it may attack when the person's immune system is weak. The infection then develops into TB disease, which is infectious and can be passed on to others.

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called macrophages. These kill invading particles by ingesting them and then breaking them down.

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Bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis in the shape of bacilli. When a person infected with TB coughs, it spreads droplets containing nuclei containing the disease into the air.