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    Medicine for Tuberculosis Disease  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Your health-care provider has prescribed medicine to kill the tuberculosis (TB) germs in your body. TB disease can be cured by taking medicine to kill the TB germs, but TB germs are strong. You need t... Details >
    Minnesota Department of Health
    The TB (Tuberculosis) Skin Test (Mantoux)  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Also available in: Hmong Khmer/Cambodian Laotian Vietnamese  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    The tuberculosis (TB) skin test, sometimes called a “Mantoux,” is a simple, harmless way to find out if one has latent TB infection. This fact sheet gives information about how the skin test is given ... Details >
    Minnesota Department of Health
    Tuberculosis
    Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic bacterial infection, causes more deaths worldwide than any other infectious disease. With appropriate antibiotic therapy, TB usually can be cured. In recent years, however... Details >
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
    Tuberculosis Patient Education Materials  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Also available in: Khmer/Cambodian  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    This page links to tuberculosis brochures and fact sheets for patients. Materials are available by language, including Sapnish, Vietnamese, Amharic, Russian, and Somali.... Details >
    Minnesota Department of Health
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