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Q: IS tuberculosis meningitis (TB) communicable?
asked by: DoctorQuestion on June 7th, 2006
i am suffering from tuberculosis meningitis? is it communicable?


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on June 12th, 2006
Tuberculosis Answer A1060
Tuberculosis is a communicable (transmitting) disease but it is not contagious enough to be contracted via the air. It requests longer and intensive contact to be transmitted (for example: living in the same room). Immunity is also very important. People with weak immune systems and children are more susceptible to this infection.


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