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Tuberculosis (TB) Facts: TB and HIV/AIDS
Publication Date:
2012
Country of Origin:
United States
Format:
Information Sheet
Language:
English
Abstract
This fact sheet discusses TB and how it is affected by the HIV. It defines TB and explains the difference between TB infection and latent TB infection. The fact sheet advises that HIV weakens the immune system increasing the chance that in people with HIV and latent TB, the TB germs will become active and attack the body causing TB disease. It emphasizes the importance of TB treatment and taking the TB drugs as prescribed.
Publisher:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,National Center for HIV STD and TB Prevention,Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Audience(s):
General Public
Topic:
TB Prevention
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