My sister is 19 years old and she is in Bangalore and infected with TB, its just the beginning stage but I have to go to Bangalore from patna in order to bring her from Bangalore to Patna, what precautions should I take so that I do not get infected as she will b staying wid me after I bring her from Bangalore. TB ha been detected today. I will be bringing her by train, so please suggest me precautionary measures.
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Pulmonary tuberculosis is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). TB is contagious, it is easily spread from an infected person to someone else. You can get TB by breathing in air droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person. So if she is coughing or sneezing, she must use hanky. Closed space accelerate spreading.
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Effective TB treatment, use cough hyigine practise and proper sputum disposal
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Precaution for patient You must stay in the room to prevent spreading bacteria. If you are infectious while at home, protect yourself and others as follows: Wash your hands after sneezing, coughing or holding your hands near your mouth or nose. Cover your mouth with a tissue when you cough, sneeze or laugh.
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