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Tb is a communicable disease? Bcg vaacine prevent from tb? And can be fully cured from tb for lifetime.
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Tb is communicable
Bcg is protective vaccine and cannot gv cure or 100% protection from tb
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Yes TB is commuicable, BCG cant prevent TB for life time. Consult for further information and necessary information.
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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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yes it is and no you can't be cured for lifetime..depending on your immune status, there can be a reactivation of tb..not necessarily but it can be
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Tb is communicable diseases.Bcg doesn’t prevents completely from tb. It prevents serious forms of the disease..
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Kakinada
Pulmonary TB is communicable
Bcg vaccine prevents severe form
No life time cure with vaccination
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