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I am affraid i have TB
My girlfriend was diagnosed with TB a few days ago and we haven't seen each other for a Month now and its more than a month since we had sex .please is it possible i have contracted the disease too since i am having chest pains for a month now
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Hello sir. TB spreads through air. When a person with active tuberculosis coughs, sneezes then TB germs enter the air and any person around the patient can infected with bacteria. TB is TOTALLY CURABLE disease. First take your girlfriend to Pulmonologist asap and you should also consult Pulmonologist. Proper investigation will shed more light on your symptoms.
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Use mask and tell you girlfriend to use mask always.
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