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Sign In or Create an Account. Sign In. Advanced Search. Search Menu. Article Navigation. Close mobile search navigation Article Navigation. Volume Article Contents Abstract. Tuberculosis Infectiousness and Host Susceptibility. Correspondence: R. Oxford Academic. Christopher Chiu. Gavin J Churchyard. Hanif Esmail. David M Lewinsohn. Neel R Gandhi. Kevin P Fennelly. Select Format Select format. Permissions Icon Permissions. Abstract The transmission of tuberculosis is complex. Tuberculosis , transmission , infectiousness , susceptibility.
Open in new tab Download slide. Key unanswered questions and research priorities. Google Scholar Crossref. Although TB is spread in a similar way to a cold or flu , it is not as contagious. You would have to spend prolonged periods several hours in close contact with an infected person to catch the infection yourself.
For example, TB infections usually spread between family members who live in the same house.
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