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Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria can be transmitted when someone with active TB in their lungs coughs or sneezes. People whose immune system is keeping TB under control (latent TB) can take a course of medication known as isoniazid preventive therapy in order to reduce their risk of developing active TB disease. Research is ongoing into a vaccine that could be given to people with latent TB.

The TB in the air we breathe

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Spotlight
10 May 2019

TB Treatment May Leave Some Patients Contagious

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New York Times
9 April 2018