Symptoms of tuberculosis depend on where in the body the TB bacteria are growing.

Tuberculosis bacteria spread through the air from one person to another.

Some people develop tuberculosis soon after becoming infected. Other people may get sick years later.

Tuberculosis bacteria can live in the body without making you sick. This is called latent TB infection.

This vaccine is not widely used in the United States. However, it is often given to infants and small children in other countries where TB is common.

Tuberculosis bacteria enter the air when a person with active TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings.

People living with HIV are more likely than others to become sick with TB.

Many people who have latent tuberculosis infection never develop TB disease. But some people who have latent TB infection are more likely to develop TB disease than others.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention list of terms commonly used in association with tuberculosis.

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