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Question I’m trying to figure out if I have truly been exposed to the tb bacteria January of this year I have a negative tb test 2 months later I test and is positive I test again in 2 weeks and postive , I wait a month and test and postive again and then in 3 months later I test positive .
I have never been near anyone whith active tb
And never been in a setting where tb is common
Is there a good chance that I have never been exposed to this bacteria?
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if tested positive that means you indeed came in contact with the TB pathogen. Id get a blood test and possibly sputum culture. you may have latent TB or active TB. IF LATENT, IT IS NOT CONTAGIOUS. . you may want to seek treatment for it. If active, you will definitel,y need treatment to seek treatment so you don't become too ill and spread it to others.