1. WHAT IS TUBERCULOSIS (TB)?
TB is an infectious disease that is spread
from one person to another
TB is caused by a bacteria (a germ)
TB can affect any part of the body
--but it is only infectious if someone
has TB in their lungs or throat.
Spread is by coughing, sneezing,
talking or singing

2. How will I feel if I have TB?
Poor appetite
Fever – hot & cold shivers
Cough
Sweating in the night
Tiredness
Losing weight

3. Coughing and sneezing spreads germs or viruses
Use a tissue to cover your mouth or nose

4. WHAT IS LATENT TB INFECTION (LTBI)?
If someone breaths in the TB germs they may become infected. A person with LTBI is well The bacteria are ‘sleeping’ somewhere in the body but the ‘sleeping’ bacteria sometimes become active and cause illness If you have LTBI you will only know if you have a special test.

5. Do you have Latent TB Infection?
World wide 1 in 3 people is infected.
In England 75% of people with TB were born abroad

6. Age 16 – 35?

7. Were you born in one of these countries ? See flags

8. TB is a big problem in these countries so you are at increase risk
Afghanistan
Djibouti
Madagascar
Rwanda
Angola
Eritrea
Malawi
Sao Tome and Principe
Bangladesh
Equatorial Guinea
Mali
Senegal
Benin
Ethiopia
Marshall Islands
Seychelles
Bhutan
Gabon
Mauritania
Sierra Leone
Botswana
Gambia
Mauritius
Somalia
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Micronesia
South Africa
Burundi
Greenland
Mongolia
South Sudan
Cote d’Ivoire
Guinea
Mozambique
Swaziland
Cabo Verde
Guinea Bissau
Myanmar
Thailand
Cambodia
Haiti
Namibia
Timor-Leste
Cameroon
India
Nepal
Togo
Central African Republic
Indonesia
Niger
Tuvalu
Chad
Kenya
Nigeria
Uganda
Comoros
Kiribati
Pakistan
UR Tanzania
Congo
Laos PDR
Papua New Guinea
Zambia
DRP Korea
Lesotho
Philippines
Zimbabwe
DR Congo
Liberia
Republic of Moldova

9. Been in England for 5 years or less?
Have you returned to England after living in another country in the past 5 years?

10. Have you ever had treatment for Tuberculosis (TB)?

11. Have you had a test for TB in England before?

12. FREE TEST HAVE A TEST! Are you age 16 – 35?
Have you been in the England for 5 years or less?
Were you born in one of the high incidence countries?
Have you lived in one of the high incidence countries for 6 months or longer and returned to England in the past 5 years ?
HAVE A TEST!

13. TREATMENT IS FREE

14. This information has been developed by
Jacqui Nation & Debbie Clark
Migrant LTBI Screening Project
Walsall CCG
Jubilee House,
WS2 7JL