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Prevention

• See your health care provider for regular check-ups
• Take all of your medicine until finished, even if you are feeling better and have no more symptoms.
• Report any side effects right away (loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, yellowish skin or eyes, fever for more than 3 days, abdominal pain, tingling in the fingers and toes)
• Abstain from drinking alcohol until medication is complete or doctor has cleared you
• Wear a surgical mask.
• Always cover your mouth with a tissue when you cough, sneeze, or laugh. Place the tissue in a closed bag and throw it away.
• Stay home if you are sick. Separate yourself from others and avoid close contact with anyone. Sleep in a bedroom away from other family members.
• Air out your room often. Tuberculosis (TB) spreads in small closed spaces where the air does not circulate.
• Put a fan in your window to blow out air that may be filled with Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria.
• If you are sick enough, go to the hospital so you can be separated from others- reducing their chance to get Tuberculosis (TB) Infection.

Remember Tuberculosis (TB) is spread through the air! It is not spread through handshakes, sitting on toilet seats, or sharing dishes and utensils.