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I know someone who had childhood tb completely cured na kasi in her 30s already and has worked in dubai in icu also. She underwent all tests again here even if she passed her visa medicals. Her x ray showed scarring. She was not allowed to work even though she had letters from her pinas doctor, dubai doctor and the doctor who did her oz visa <u>until she had mantoux or qt gold, ct scans paid by the hospital and reviewed by the oz doctor na scar lng talaga yun and not active tb. </u> </blockquote>
@li_i_ren - so in this particular case po, after all the reviews by the OZ doctors na inactive ang tb, hindi pa rin ba sya pinag-work?</blockquote>
She was able to work after the oz ct scan and other blood tests done here in au... But remember tb is completely reversible. May cure po ang tb and after couple of weeks of treatment, it non infectious din. Childhood tb pa yun but the scars will persists forever in her lungs but the bacteria will not be present anymore.
Whereas hepatitis b there is no clear cut treatment po. There is a immunoglobulin treatment offered but its very expensive and complete treatment is not asssured hence most doctors specially in poor countries like pinas does not offer it kasi d nman siguradong mag work.. Almost 20 thou pesos per treatment ata yun and you require a couple of treatment without the asssurance you will be hep b free.
Difference between tb carrier and hep b carrier... Tb carrier like most filipino, we will test positive for the mantoux test but it does NOT mean we are infectious to other people so even if we are in the same room with a tb carrier no one gets tb. Tb carriers if they get cancer or chemo, it means they can develop an active tb but if they are healthy no one .. Not even the tb carrier will get sick.
Hepa b carrier... If you have sex with a co- worker, they can pass hepa b. if they get finger pricked at work and that needle is used on somebody, they can pass the hepa b.
So mas ok pa may tb kaysa may hepa.