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Originally Posted by randomparent
Yes, it can. Between 5% and 10% of those with LTBI will develop full-blown TB in the presence of complicating conditions, which is why there is a great deal of work currently being done to promote screening refugees before they arrive in the United States.
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Like in the Mexican border with all that careful screening?
Tijuana Battles Mexico's Highest Rate Of Tuberculosis | KPBS
TB can be cured. But the treatment involves a number of antibiotics that must be taken for at least six months. People often start feeling better in a few weeks, and then stop taking their medication. Kumaresan said that’s when multidrug resistant TB can develop.
Yep, the 3rd world who cannot even read their native language( Spanish? Mayan? Nahuatl?) are among the most likely of people to follow doctors orders, for sure , definitely.
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