Is pleural tuberculosis transmitted through saliva?
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Hello doctor! Doctor let me ask, is pleural TB spread through saliva? If saliva gets on the female genitals, can the woman be infected? I look forward to hearing from the doctor. Thank you doctor.
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Hello! Pleural TB is not spread through saliva. However, if the patient has pleural TB with pulmonary TB, bacteria can be transmitted through saliva in the untreated stage. After 10 days of treatment, the possibility of transmission is very low, except for drug-resistant tuberculosis. Therefore, saliva that sticks to the female genitals does not cause disease transmission.
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Answered by Doctor Phan Dinh Thuy Tien - General Internal Medicine - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital
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