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  • Symptoms of TB Disease

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    List the 4 symptoms complex for pulmonary TB, namely Cough >2weeks, Fever >2weeks, Night Sweats, Weight Loss; and other common Symptoms/ signs like, blood in sputum, abnormal chest X-ray , loss of appetite, chest pain.

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Active TB disease has 4 major symptoms (the 4 Symptom complex). Presence of any one of these symptoms without any other reason warrants evaluation for TB. These are:

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