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Eliminacion de la TB: Informacion Sobre la Tuberculosis Para los Viajeros Internacionales

Information Sheet
Eliminacion de la TB: Informacion Sobre la Tuberculosis Para los Viajeros Internacionales

This information sheet discusses TB and the risk for international travelers. It explains TB transmission, multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of the disease, and how drug resistance occurs. The information sheet considers whether international travelers are at risk of MDR or XDR TB while traveling, the risk of acquiring TB on an airplane, how TB can be prevented, TB vaccine, and what an individual should do before traveling internationally and if an individual thinks that he/she may have been exposed to someone with TB disease. It lists the symptoms of TB disease and where to find other health information about a travel destination. Contact information is provided for additional resources.

Audiences:

Hispanic or Latino persons

Topic:

TB Prevention

Country of Origin:

United States

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