Do secondary school pupils still have the TB?

Answer 1

Tuberculosis still exists, but I am 52 years old, and have literally never seen a case of it in my life. In the U.S., public school students are required to be tested for TB in most states; if I recall correctly, I was tested in about 8th grade - around age 13. Interestingly enough, my father shows a positive test for TB every time he is tested (which he had to do yearly as he was a teacher); he's never had the disease, but has antibodies, which probably means he was exposed to it as a child, and managed to fight it off. He had to get a chest x-ray each time, but after a few occurrences of the same thing, he knew he simply had a positive "tine" test due to the antibodies.

There is no vaccine for tuberculosis in general use in the US; there is a vaccine that can help with some strains in countries with a high rate of TB, but it is by no means a guarantee against all tuberculosis.

Answer 2

The TB? What TB? Tuberculosis?

TB or not TB, that is congestion.
Can it be cured?
Of cough, of cough, but it takes a lung, lung time.

Answer 3

are you asking if they have TB? because that's ridiculous. i believe schools still require students get the vaccine, obviously since TB is HIGHLY contagious.