Dr Mah: ‘Those suspected of having latent TB can only be identified after the incubation period.’
GEORGE TOWN: The little round scar on your left upper arm – your BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination – will not stop you from being infected with tuberculosis (TB) as an adult.
It was given to you at birth or at the age of seven to prevent you from getting deadly forms of TB infections which children are at high risk of, says a lung specialist.
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