Local governments offer free screening services for populations at high risk of contracting Tuberculosis (TB) in an effort to enhance tuberculosis prevention and treatment and decrease the infection incidence. This year, free screening services will be offered to new immigrants, long-term care facilities, people on renal dialysis, people with diabetes, COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. services for testing to improve TB control.
The Department of Health, Taipei City Government appeals people to be cautious and check if they have TB if they have symptoms like coughing for two weeks, phlegm, chest discomfort, weight loss, appetite loss, fever, etc. The eligibility for free screening has added to five main groupings includes the kidney, diabetes, long-term care facilities, new immigrants.
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3 Steps to TB Prevention and Control.Photo provided by Taiwan Centers of Disease Control
Taiwan Centers of Disease Control (CDC) noted that TB is a contagious illness that affects people all over the world. There are cases all year round in Taiwan. Males are more likely to get the condition than females are, and older people are more likely to have it than younger people. The major means of airborne and droplet transmission for tuberculosis include. With the assistance of the treating physician and contemporary medical technology, the condition can be treated.
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The CDC also appeals to new immigrants to take part in inspection activities at no cost as long as they have not previously received treatment for latent infection or TB. Contact your neighborhood clinics or health bureaus for further information.
