Diagnosed With TB Disease? Information for You and Your Family.
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Overview
- Important Telephone Numbers
- Definitions
- The Role of Public Health
- General Tuberculosis Information
- Tuberculosis: Know the Difference
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection
- Progression of Latent Tuberculosis Infection to TB Disease
- Tuberculosis Disease
- Treatment of Tuberculosis Disease
- Preventing and Treating Tuberculosis Disease in Children
- Isolation for Contagious Tuberculosis
- Directly Observed Therapy
- Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
- Pregnancy, Contraception and Breastfeeding
- Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccination
- Travel While on Treatment for Tuberculosis
- Nutrition and Tuberculosis
- What if I Don't Have a Health Card?
- Where Can I Get More Information About Tuberculosis?
For more information, call Peel Public Health at 905-799-7700.
Public Health Nurses are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
