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Tuberculosis (TB) Screening

What is Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infection that is spread through the air by coughing and sneezing.  When infectious people cough, sneeze, talk, or spit, they propel TB germs into the air. To become infected, a person needs only to inhale a small number of these germs from an actively infected TB person.

About Tuberculosis

Video from https://www.cdc.gov/tb/causes/index.html

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Screening for TB

Gunnison County Public Health provides TB skin tests to screen for possible TB infections for a small fee of $25.  For more information on the screening process, visit the CDC's Tuberculin Skin Testing Fact Sheet.

What if I have TB?

> Tuberculosis is treatable. If you test positive for TB, our staff will work with you to treat your illness. Treatment depends on the type of TB you have.

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