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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Background of programme
    • Our Management Team
    • Departments
    • Strategies
    • Organisational Structure
    • Partnerships & Stakeholder Collaboration
  • TB Disease
    • TB Disease
    • Who is at Risk?
    • Diagnosis
    • TB Drug Resistance
  • Prevention
  • Signs & Symptoms
  • Treatment
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TB Signs & Symptoms

  • Constant

  • Tiredness

  • Fever

  • Weight loss

  • Night sweats

  • Cough

  • Loss of appetite

  • Spit up blood

  • Chest pain

 

The World today is facing a pandemic- Corona Virus which has symptoms just as Tuberculosis. In order not to get confused, below are the similarities between TB and COVID-19

       SIMILARITIES BETWEEN TB AND COVID-19

Sign and Symptoms of TB

Signs & Symptoms of Corona

Fever

Fever

Cough (Productive)

Cough (Dry)

Difficulty in Breathing

Difficulty in Breathing

Fatigue, weight loss,chest pains, night sweat

Fatigue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NB - Incubation period 12 weeks-up to years for TB whilst incubation period is 2-14 days for COVID-19.

  • DOTS expansion and enhancement
  • Address TB/HIV, MDR-TB
  • health system strengthening
  • Engage all care providers
  • Empower people with TB
  • Enable and promote research

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