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… Home isolation for Tuberculosis (TB) Last updated October 30, 2024 HealthLink … throat), your health care provider may ask you to stay in home isolation. Home isolation means you avoid contact with …
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… Tuberculosis (TB) Last updated October 30, 2024 HealthLink … care provider will ask you to wear a mask and stay at home to decrease the risk of spreading the disease. This is called home isolation. It is a very important step you must take to …
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… Hospital Isolation Rooms On this page: Overview … care, you may be in a special hospital room, called an isolation room, to keep you separate from other people. This … air pressure. This helps prevent airborne diseases (such as tuberculosis or flu) from escaping the room and infecting …
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… Tuberculosis (TB) On this page: Condition Overview Cause … Live or work in crowded places, such as prisons, nursing homes, or homeless shelters, where other people may have active TB. …
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… Tuberculosis (TB) Screening On this page: Overview Related … conditions where TB can easily spread, such as nursing homes, homeless shelters, or correctional facilities. Work in a …
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… Tuberculosis (TB) skin test Last updated October 30, 2024 … Spanish Document Tagalog Document Vietnamese What is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious disease caused by a germ …
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… Sputum testing for Tuberculosis (TB) Last updated October 30, 2024 HealthLink … Spanish Document Tagalog Document Vietnamese What is Tuberculosis (TB)? TB is a serious disease caused by a germ … For more information on TB, visit HealthLinkBC File #51a Tuberculosis (TB) . What is sputum? Sputum (or phlegm) is …
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… Rapid Sputum Tests for Tuberculosis (TB) On this page: Test Overview Related … Test Overview A rapid sputum tests is used to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) when other tests show that a person … is positive. If TB bacteria grow, then the person has tuberculosis. The test also can show if a lung infection is …
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… Choosing a Nursing Home On this page: Overview Overview A good first step to choosing a nursing home is to make a list of homes you might be interested in. Talk to family, friends, …
