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pnhuffman

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Ok here is my dilema. I still am not very educated on this. My brother is coming home to visit. He has been living in Louisana. His wife is from the Philipines. This will be the first we have seen him in almost 2 1/2 years. About a 1 1/2 years ago they had a baby boy. Right before the baby was born she found out she had TB (tuberculosis). I know she was or is supposed to be on medication for a long time and was hospitalized for a short while. I don't know much about it cuz they lived so far away i didn't think any more about it.:confused ;

Well they are coming to visit and they will be here sometime tomorrow. If they come to visit me how should I handle her being around Austin he is 6 years old with CF. I don't want to be rude but his health is more important to me.

I went to lunch today with my husband and I brought that up and he totally forgot about her having TB. I told him I would ask on here and see if anyone had suggesstions.

Thanks for your help!

Paula
 
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pnhuffman

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Ok here is my dilema. I still am not very educated on this. My brother is coming home to visit. He has been living in Louisana. His wife is from the Philipines. This will be the first we have seen him in almost 2 1/2 years. About a 1 1/2 years ago they had a baby boy. Right before the baby was born she found out she had TB (tuberculosis). I know she was or is supposed to be on medication for a long time and was hospitalized for a short while. I don't know much about it cuz they lived so far away i didn't think any more about it.:confused ;

Well they are coming to visit and they will be here sometime tomorrow. If they come to visit me how should I handle her being around Austin he is 6 years old with CF. I don't want to be rude but his health is more important to me.

I went to lunch today with my husband and I brought that up and he totally forgot about her having TB. I told him I would ask on here and see if anyone had suggesstions.

Thanks for your help!

Paula
 
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pnhuffman

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Ok here is my dilema. I still am not very educated on this. My brother is coming home to visit. He has been living in Louisana. His wife is from the Philipines. This will be the first we have seen him in almost 2 1/2 years. About a 1 1/2 years ago they had a baby boy. Right before the baby was born she found out she had TB (tuberculosis). I know she was or is supposed to be on medication for a long time and was hospitalized for a short while. I don't know much about it cuz they lived so far away i didn't think any more about it.:confused ;

Well they are coming to visit and they will be here sometime tomorrow. If they come to visit me how should I handle her being around Austin he is 6 years old with CF. I don't want to be rude but his health is more important to me.

I went to lunch today with my husband and I brought that up and he totally forgot about her having TB. I told him I would ask on here and see if anyone had suggesstions.

Thanks for your help!

Paula
 
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pnhuffman

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Ok here is my dilema. I still am not very educated on this. My brother is coming home to visit. He has been living in Louisana. His wife is from the Philipines. This will be the first we have seen him in almost 2 1/2 years. About a 1 1/2 years ago they had a baby boy. Right before the baby was born she found out she had TB (tuberculosis). I know she was or is supposed to be on medication for a long time and was hospitalized for a short while. I don't know much about it cuz they lived so far away i didn't think any more about it.:confused ;

Well they are coming to visit and they will be here sometime tomorrow. If they come to visit me how should I handle her being around Austin he is 6 years old with CF. I don't want to be rude but his health is more important to me.

I went to lunch today with my husband and I brought that up and he totally forgot about her having TB. I told him I would ask on here and see if anyone had suggesstions.

Thanks for your help!

Paula
 
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pnhuffman

New member
Ok here is my dilema. I still am not very educated on this. My brother is coming home to visit. He has been living in Louisana. His wife is from the Philipines. This will be the first we have seen him in almost 2 1/2 years. About a 1 1/2 years ago they had a baby boy. Right before the baby was born she found out she had TB (tuberculosis). I know she was or is supposed to be on medication for a long time and was hospitalized for a short while. I don't know much about it cuz they lived so far away i didn't think any more about it.:confused ;

Well they are coming to visit and they will be here sometime tomorrow. If they come to visit me how should I handle her being around Austin he is 6 years old with CF. I don't want to be rude but his health is more important to me.

I went to lunch today with my husband and I brought that up and he totally forgot about her having TB. I told him I would ask on here and see if anyone had suggesstions.

Thanks for your help!

Paula
 
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pnhuffman

New member
Ok here is my dilema. I still am not very educated on this. My brother is coming home to visit. He has been living in Louisana. His wife is from the Philipines. This will be the first we have seen him in almost 2 1/2 years. About a 1 1/2 years ago they had a baby boy. Right before the baby was born she found out she had TB (tuberculosis). I know she was or is supposed to be on medication for a long time and was hospitalized for a short while. I don't know much about it cuz they lived so far away i didn't think any more about it.:confused ;

Well they are coming to visit and they will be here sometime tomorrow. If they come to visit me how should I handle her being around Austin he is 6 years old with CF. I don't want to be rude but his health is more important to me.

I went to lunch today with my husband and I brought that up and he totally forgot about her having TB. I told him I would ask on here and see if anyone had suggesstions.

Thanks for your help!

Paula
 
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pnhuffman

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I would call but they are already closed for the day. That's why I thought I would ask on here to see if i should be concerned. But I will call them on Monday morning. I hope we don't run into them until then if so I will be cautious. LOL
 
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pnhuffman

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I would call but they are already closed for the day. That's why I thought I would ask on here to see if i should be concerned. But I will call them on Monday morning. I hope we don't run into them until then if so I will be cautious. LOL
 
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pnhuffman

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I would call but they are already closed for the day. That's why I thought I would ask on here to see if i should be concerned. But I will call them on Monday morning. I hope we don't run into them until then if so I will be cautious. LOL
 
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pnhuffman

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I would call but they are already closed for the day. That's why I thought I would ask on here to see if i should be concerned. But I will call them on Monday morning. I hope we don't run into them until then if so I will be cautious. LOL
 
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pnhuffman

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I would call but they are already closed for the day. That's why I thought I would ask on here to see if i should be concerned. But I will call them on Monday morning. I hope we don't run into them until then if so I will be cautious. LOL
 
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pnhuffman

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I would call but they are already closed for the day. That's why I thought I would ask on here to see if i should be concerned. But I will call them on Monday morning. I hope we don't run into them until then if so I will be cautious. LOL
 
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Alyssa

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here is one website I found:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/t/tuberculosis/contagious.htm
">http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/...ulosis/contagious.htm
</a>
Here may be why your brother isn't concerned -- is says:

People who have been treated with appropriate drugs for at least two weeks usually are not infectious.


Airborne droplet transmission; not clothing or bedding; not handshakes, toilet seats, food utensils or other contact; rarely from contaminated beef or milk (bovine tuberculosis).

Contagious overall?: Yes
Contagious by droplet?: Yes

Contagious airborne?: Yes

Contagious from food?: Yes, rarely.

Contagious by physical contact (non-sexual)?: No

Contagious by handshake?: No

Contagious from bedding?: No

Contagious from clothing?: No

Contagious from toilet seats?: No

TB is primarily an airborne disease. The disease is not likely to be transmitted through personal items belonging to those with TB, such as clothing, bedding, or other items they have touched. Adequate ventilation is the most important measure to prevent the transmission of TB.
Because most infected people expel relatively few bacilli, transmission of TB usually occurs only after prolonged exposure to someone with active TB. On average, people have a 50 percent chance of becoming infected with TB if they spend eight hours a day for six months or 24 hours a day for two months working or living with someone with active TB, researchers have estimated.

There is more -- go to the page
 
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Alyssa

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here is one website I found:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/t/tuberculosis/contagious.htm
">http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/...ulosis/contagious.htm
</a>
Here may be why your brother isn't concerned -- is says:

People who have been treated with appropriate drugs for at least two weeks usually are not infectious.


Airborne droplet transmission; not clothing or bedding; not handshakes, toilet seats, food utensils or other contact; rarely from contaminated beef or milk (bovine tuberculosis).

Contagious overall?: Yes
Contagious by droplet?: Yes

Contagious airborne?: Yes

Contagious from food?: Yes, rarely.

Contagious by physical contact (non-sexual)?: No

Contagious by handshake?: No

Contagious from bedding?: No

Contagious from clothing?: No

Contagious from toilet seats?: No

TB is primarily an airborne disease. The disease is not likely to be transmitted through personal items belonging to those with TB, such as clothing, bedding, or other items they have touched. Adequate ventilation is the most important measure to prevent the transmission of TB.
Because most infected people expel relatively few bacilli, transmission of TB usually occurs only after prolonged exposure to someone with active TB. On average, people have a 50 percent chance of becoming infected with TB if they spend eight hours a day for six months or 24 hours a day for two months working or living with someone with active TB, researchers have estimated.

There is more -- go to the page
 
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