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About Transmission Prevention and Treatments

Symptoms

Symptoms of TB disease depend on where in the body the TB bacteria are growing.TB disease in the lungs may cause symptoms such as:

Major

  • Bad cough for 3 weeks or longer
  • Chest Pain
  • Coughing up blood
  • Coughing up sputum (phlegm within the lungs)

Minor

  • Feeling tired all the time
  • Night sweats
  • Fatigue
  • Chills
  • Fever
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weight loss