What is the difference between TB infection and TB disease?
TB germs can live in your body for a very long time without making you sick. This is called TB infection. Your immune system traps TB germs with special germ fighters. Your germ fighters keep TB germs from making you sick.

Sometimes, the TB germs can break away and spread. Then they cause TB disease. The germs can attack the lungs or other parts of the body. If people have TB disease, they need medicine for six to nine months.

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1. What is TB or Tuberculosis?
2. How is tuberculosis spread?
3. What are the symptoms of tuberculosis disease?
4. What is the difference between TB infection and TB disease?
5. How do I know if I have TB infection?
6. Can TB disease be cured?
7. How is TB disease treated?