Should a Positive TB Skin Test Be a Cause for Alarm?
positive TB Skin Test be a cause for alarm? If you have recently received a positive TB Skin Test result, this could be for a number of reasons. Did you receive the BCG (TB) vaccine in some point in your life? Have you ever been exposed to anyone who had active TB? It is often easier to answer the first question, as it is a far more memorable experience receiving the BCG vaccine, than it is trying to work out if you have ever been in contact with someone infected with active TB. In order to determine whether you have actually been in contact with someone infected with active TB, you will need to answer the following questions. Have you been in contact with anyone who has had a bad cough for three weeks or more, with pain in the chest, coughing up blood and phlegm? These are classic signs of active TB. If you have been exposed to a person with active TB, they can easily spread it to others while coughing or sneezing. The bacterium is breathed into the lungs, thereby spreading the infect
