TB HIV DOUBLE TROUBLE

Date

1998

Description

"TB, HIV: Double Trouble. People with HIV Infection face a greater risk of also developing TB. Don't take chances. Get tested. Call your physician or county health department for a tuberculosis test today-- especially if your know you're HIV infected." Since TB can remain latent (TB Infection), it proves insanely dangerous for those with HIV infection. HIV weakens the immune system allowing latent TB infection to progress to TB disease.

Prevention; Education; Tuberculosis; Testing

Source

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention