my boyfriend recently got the TB shot (tiberculosis) (sorry im bad at spelling) but he recently got it. His doctor told him that if after a few days to a week the area where he got the shot was red and raised then he has tiberculosis..and it is..its a little red circle and its a little hard. (the redness and hardness is only in the little cm or so area that he go the shot)
is that a definate sign that he has it? and what exactly is TB?
i googled it and just got myself and him confused. any help is greatly appreciated.
please & thank you
2007-03-18 06:13:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
If it is red and raised and warm to the touch, then that is a positive reaction. This doesn't necessarily mean he has it. It just means that he was exposed at one point in time. Next they will give him a chest xray to see if they see anything. If he has it, then it will show up. They will also test his sputum (phlegm).
More than likely, he will be placed on medication as a precaution. I tested positive in 2004 but it was just exposure. I was on medication for 9 months.
2007-03-18 08:14:42 · answer #1 · answered by real_sweetheart_76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know exactly what TB is, but I know I had to get it when I was working with little kids because it is very contagious and can have big effects on little kids.
The doctor will know if he has it for sure. When I got my shot, it was not raised, but it was like a cm of hardness where the needle was inserted, and my results for TB were negative.
2007-03-18 06:20:39 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The TB test only tells you if you have ever been exposed to TB it doesn't tell you if you actually have it.
Tuberculosis (often called TB) is an infectious disease that usually attacks the lungs, but can attack almost any part of the body. Tuberculosis is spread from person to person through the air.
When people with TB in their lungs or throat cough, laugh, sneeze, sing, or even talk, the germs that cause TB may be spread into the air. If another person breathes in these germs there is a chance that they will become infected with tuberculosis. Repeated contact is usually required for infection.
It is important to understand that there is a difference between being infected with TB and having TB disease. Someone who is infected with TB has the TB germs, or bacteria, in their body. The body's defenses are protecting them from the germs and they are not sick. This is referred to as latent TBI.
Someone with TB disease is sick and can spread the disease to other people. A person with TB disease needs to see a doctor as soon as possible. This is referred to as active TBII.
It is not easy to become infected with tuberculosis. Usually a person has to be close to someone with TB disease for a long period of time. TB is usually spread between family members, close friends, and people who work or live together. TB is spread most easily in closed spaces over a long period of time. However, transmission in an airplane, although rare, has been documented.
Even if someone becomes infected with tuberculosis, that does not mean they will get TB disease. Most people who become infected do not develop TB disease because their body's defenses protect them. Most active cases of TB disease result from activating old infection in people with impaired immune systems.
2007-03-18 06:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by Daring to be Mal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No itll always turn a little red but its normal youd know it if it was TB . My grandfather died of TB and we all had to get tested when we were young and they all looked like what your saying and theni t went away.
2007-03-18 06:19:03 · answer #4 · answered by deogee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋