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Afraid of TB infection
I was driving my car and was giving lift to a labourer. He was sitting behind in the car. Car AC was on and glasses were closed.
That labourer coughed twice in a span of half hour drive and then I dropped him.
After a week of this incident, I traveled three cities through train and came back to my hometown.
After coming back to hometown, I got fever for two days and now fever has gone.
This is third day after fever and I have slight cough and some weakness, muscle pain etc.
Is it possible that the labourer to whom I gave lift for half an hour might have caused TB infection to me? I am not sure whether that labourer was having TB or not. I am also vaccinated with BCG when I was infant but am worried. Is it possible to get TB in half an hour?
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Tb should be ruled out if cough persists . But your symptoms fits into viral infection presentation, the cough and symptoms should subside . If not subsiding consult a pulmonologist for work up
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Dr. Korat Satish
Pulmonologist
5 yrs exp
Delhi
can do chest xray for better option
consult pulmonologist
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Dr. Shruti Jain
Pulmonologist
8 yrs exp
Delhi
if the symptoms persist get the chest x ray done.
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
8 yrs exp
Kakinada
Looks like it may be due to viral cause
If cough persists more than 2 weeks then rule out tb
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consult a pulmonologist with detailed history
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Tb bacilli are there every whare.Most of the people in India have tb infection.That is bacilli present in the body.But disease will happen, only, when the immunity is low.Hence do not worry. Pl consult pulmonologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Vivek Gautam
Pulmonologist
9 yrs exp
Begusarai
kindly consult..there are other reasons apart from tb
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Dr. Amruth Sindhu
Pulmonologist
17 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same
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