Has anyone had the tuberculosis jab also known as TB JAB. whats it like??
2007-06-13 05:03:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
I've had it. I like it much more than that bubble under the skin. It's quick and relatively painless.
2007-06-13 05:11:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes. All boys at my Prep school had to have several vaccinations on entry, BCG was one of them. We first had a skin test - a tiny ring of six needles pushed some test material into the left wrist. This didn't hurt at all. A few days later this test was 'read'. Anyone who was negative (little or no reaction) had to have the BCG vaccine. This was injected with a fine needle just below the skin of the upper left arm, a short distance above the elbow. The injection didn't really hurt although, like all injections, you feel the needle initially puncture the skin. A sort of blister appeared at the site of the injection. This took a couple of weeks to completely go down leaving a circular white scar. Most of us had fairly large scars but some boys had only very small ones. Those boys whose scars were not visible were re-vaccinated and all this time 'took' with a visible scar. The scar proves later that you were successfully vaccinated.
2016-05-19 01:43:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TB JAB is the tuberculosis vaccination!
In countries other than the U.S., many people are vaccinated against tuberculosis using the BCG (bacillus Calmette Guerin) vaccine.
DO NOT CONFUSE IT WITH THE Mantoux skin test for TB.
This test is to find out if you have been exposed to TB.
2007-06-13 18:01:33 · answer #3 · answered by crowfeathers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had it in college, as did most of the rest of the class. It's not too bad - I've had worse!
Well worthwhile getting done as TB is making a comeback in the UK and many other places where it had almost been eliminated.
2014-08-26 12:10:54 · answer #4 · answered by Roddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL we get one every year at work. Plus I give them to any new residents that are admitted to my nursing home I work at. They take a small syringe with TB solution in it and gently poke just under the skin so the needle is just under the skin and inject the fluid. They are looking to make a little bubble of solution under the skin. It is nothing more than a pin prick and over in a couple of seconds.
2007-06-13 05:06:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋