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If you have active TB you are infectious. TB is usually active right after the initial infection and at points years later when it resurges. The symptoms of TB are similar to those of some other diseases, so it's important to be evaluated by a doctor to make sure you receive the correct diagnosis. Symptoms of active TB include:  Coughing that lasts at least three weeks Coughing up blood Chest pain Discomfort when breathing or coughing Fever Chills Night sweats where you wake up soaking wet Exhaustion Loss of appetite Weight loss People with TB often go through periods, even years, when the bacteria remain in their bodies but cause no symptoms. Latent TB can resurge into active TB. If you are vulnerable to TB and there is a possibility you were exposed to the bacteria or you are showing symptoms, then it is important you get tested. People who are at a higher risk for carrying latent TB include:  People with suppressed immune systems, such as those with HIV/AIDS People with diabetes, serious kidney disease, and some forms of cancer People undergoing chemotherapy or taking drugs to prevent their bodies from rejecting transplanted organs People taking certain drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and psoriasis IV drug users and smokers Family members and people in close contact with an infected person Healthcare workers who treat people with a high risk People suffering severe malnutrition Children and the elderly People living or working in crowded residential facilities including prisons, immigration centers, nursing homes, or refugee camps People who have traveled or lived in Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia, Russia, Latin America, or the Caribbean Islands When you go for an exam, the doctor will likely listen to your lungs and palpate your lymph nodes to for signs of infection. There are several tests that the doctor may also want you to have. These include:  A skin test. During this test the doctor injects PPD tuberculin under the skin of your forearm. After two to three days the doctor will look at the site to see if you have a bump. If you do, it suggests you may have TB. This test can produce both false positives and false negatives. You may produce a false positive if you have received the bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine against TB. You may give a false negative if you’ve been infected so recently that you have not yet mounted an immune response. A blood test. The blood test is more sensitive and more accurate than the skin test. The doctor will likely order the blood test if there is reason to doubt the results of the skin test. Imaging tests. If your skin test came out positive, the doctor will likely want to check your lungs with an X-ray, a CT scan, or an endoscopy. During an endoscopy, a small camera on a long tube is inserted into your body to allow the doctor to examine the infected area more closely. If the doctor expects that the TB has infected an area of your body beyond the lungs, the doctor may request a CT, MRI, or ultrasound scan of that area too. A biopsy of the infected area. The sample would then be tested for TB bacteria. Sputum tests. The doctor is likely to request a sputum test if the image tests show evidence of an infection. The samples can be used to determine what strains of TB you have. This helps the doctor select the right medications for you. A positive result for TB will be available in one to two days, but it can take up to one to two months for the specific strain to be identified. These results are important for refining a course of treatment for drug-resistant TB. This test is also used to monitor someone with active TB — once you return negative sputum test, then you will be removed from quarantine and no longer be considered infectious.

summary: Go to the doctor if you might have active TB. Get screened if you are vulnerable to latent TB. Undergo tests if your doctor recommends it.


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All clothes that you buy should be the color of BMO's body. You will need a long-sleeve shirt for your arms, gloves for your hands, and pants for your legs. Buy white canvas shoes and paint them the same color that you chose for BMO's body. Observe BMO's mannerisms and catchphrases. Memorize your favorite lines and practice them constantly.
summary: Cover the exposed parts of your body. Watch lots of episodes and video clips of Adventure Time that feature BMO. Talk like BMO. Wear your finished costume.