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Is Transmission Of TB Through Intercourse Possible?
Question: Hello Dr,
Can TB transmitted throw sex, if blood mixed up from the infected person joring sex in the gentel earia. What kind of blood test could be done for TB.Nerve pain on the hands and feets is it realeted to it.Hot nerve in the fical earia is it realated as well Thank you.
regards,
Can TB transmitted throw sex, if blood mixed up from the infected person joring sex in the gentel earia. What kind of blood test could be done for TB.Nerve pain on the hands and feets is it realeted to it.Hot nerve in the fical earia is it realated as well Thank you.
regards,
Brief Answer:
Sexual transmission of TB possible but rare
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your query.
Sexual transmission is very rare in TB. However TB can involve the sexual organs, this is usually secondary to infection somewhere else in the body e.g lungs, lymph nodes etc.
Normally the bacteria which causes TB is not present in the blood stream of an infected individual.
However, if the patient is immunocompromised Or immunodeficient and therefore has Miliary Tuberculosis/disseminated tuberculosis, it is likely that the bacteria would be present in the blood stream and in this case blood can be infectious.
Blood test that can be used in the diagnosis of TB are interferon-gamma release assays or IGRAs. An IGRA measures how strong a person’s immune system reacts to TB bacteria by testing the person’s blood in a laboratory.
Nerve involvement Or Nerve pain with TB bacteria is unlikely.
Regards
Sexual transmission of TB possible but rare
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your query.
Sexual transmission is very rare in TB. However TB can involve the sexual organs, this is usually secondary to infection somewhere else in the body e.g lungs, lymph nodes etc.
Normally the bacteria which causes TB is not present in the blood stream of an infected individual.
However, if the patient is immunocompromised Or immunodeficient and therefore has Miliary Tuberculosis/disseminated tuberculosis, it is likely that the bacteria would be present in the blood stream and in this case blood can be infectious.
Blood test that can be used in the diagnosis of TB are interferon-gamma release assays or IGRAs. An IGRA measures how strong a person’s immune system reacts to TB bacteria by testing the person’s blood in a laboratory.
Nerve involvement Or Nerve pain with TB bacteria is unlikely.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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