TB Screen/Tuberculosis

 FAST FACTS 

• TB, or tuberculosis, is a disease caused by bacteria that usually attacks the lungs.
• Symptoms of TB depend on where in the body the TB bacteria are growing. TB bacteria usually grow in the lungs. TB in the lungs may cause:
  - A bad cough that lasts longer than 2 weeks
  - Pain in the chest
  - Coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs)
• TB is spread through the air from one person to another.
• People with TB can be treated and cured if they seek medical help. Even better, people who have latent TB infection, but are not yet sick, can take medicine so that they will never develop TB.
• TB is common in nursing homes.
• A TB skin test or chest x-ray can tell if you have TB.

• Get education about TB symptoms.
• Get education about latent TB and the importance of getting tested.

• See a primary physician or visit a clinic.
• Call MetroHealth Medical Center Tuberculosis Clinic:
  (216) 778-3097
• Call the CDC Hotline: 1-800-232-2522
• Call the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Control Program TB Clinic - Columbus: (614) 645-2199

WEB LINKS 

• National Tuberculosis Center: www.nationaltbcenter.edu