“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for the TB Blood Test. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation.”
When it comes to the health of my family or myself I want to make sure we get the best care there is out their. There is nothing worse than having one of your love ones come down with a cold or something that is even worse.
The TB antigens used in a tuberculin skin test are called purified protein derivative (PPD). A measured amount of PPD in a shot is put under the top layer of skin on your forearm. This is a good test for finding a TB infection. It is often used when symptoms, screening, or testing, such as a chest X-ray, show that a person may have TB.
When I was little the test was done by a nurse and she would poke you on the arm and then circled with a marker then you would have to come back to the doctor’s office a couple days later to have the little bump recheck. Today the test is all done in only one visit. Today you do your TB Blood Test you can get your results without having to come back a few days later.
For some of you who are not to familiar with Tuberculosis (TB) it is an airborne, highly contagious, infectious disease caused by bacteria. The bacteria is spread through the air from someone who is infected with active TB when they sneeze, cough or even just by them speaking to someone or even just by setting right next to them and not knowing they have it.
The TB Blood Test is more of an advancement from just your standard skin test, which is 110 years old. Whereas the skin test relys on visual interpreteation and the TB Blood Test will completely objective your results.
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