Thetruthabouttb.org

Public awareness and health promotion

WEBThis four-page, A5 leaflet is designed to raise awareness about latent and active TB, and the benefits of latent TB testing and treatment. It should be used to support uptake of …

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URL: https://www.thetruthabouttb.org/professionals/awareness/

Professional awareness and education

WEBThis single-sided A5 flyer is designed to help client-facing professionals identify and give brief advice to people who may be at risk from TB or may benefit from latent TB testing. …

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Advocacy, guidance and publications

WEBLatent TB toolkit. Access, testing and treatment: A toolkit for new entrant latent tuberculosis programmes by Public Health England, NHS England and TB Alert. The toolkit provides …

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What is latent TB

WEBTuberculosis (TB) is an illness caused by bacteria. When someone with TB in their lungs coughs or sneezes, they send TB bacteria into the air. If you breathe in these bacteria, …

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Country of origin

WEBPeople who have lived in a country that has a lot of TB are more likely to have been exposed to TB bacteria. If you have breathed in TB bacteria from someone who has TB …

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Directly observed treatment (DOT)

WEBYour doctor may recommend DOT to help you through your treatment if you have drug-resistant TB, because the treatment involves more tablets and will last longer than six …

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It takes more than medication

WEBBarriers to health Though medication exists that can cure TB and prevent its onward transmission, each year over 10 million people develop TB and nearly two million people …

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Latent TB treatment

WEBDepending on the treatment you receive, you may experience the following side effects: Rifinah (Rifampicin and Isoniazid in combination): orange staining to tears, saliva, urine …

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