World Tuberculosis (TB) Day: March 24
We commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day each year on March 24 to raise awareness about the health, social and economic consequences of TB and to advance efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
Despite being both preventable and curable, TB remains one of the most common and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. While the rates of active TB in Canada are among the lowest in the world, Indigenous Peoples and Canadians born in countries where TB is more common continue to be disproportionately impacted.
BE AWARE OF THESE SYMPTOMS!
Fatigue, weight loss, lack of appetite, fever, night sweats, coughing, chest pain, and the coughing up of blood.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable illness caused by bacteria that spreads through air and then breathed into the lungs. TB most often infects your lungs but can also affect other organs in your body.
LATENT TB INFECTIOn
Latent TB infection (LTBI) means TB germs are in the body but not enough to cause sickness or spread the germs to others.
TUBERCULOSIS DISEASE
If TB germs become active and multiply, LTBI can turn into TB Disease. TB Disease is very contagious and can be spread to others through airborne droplets from coughing, sneezing, laughing, and singing.
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