World TB Day: Ogun to combat disease with free test, treatment

She noted that tuberculosis is an airborne disease transmitted through droplets released when an infected person coughs or sneezes, warning that prolonged exposure in poorly ventilated environments increases the risk of infection, disclosing that a persistent cough lasting two weeks or more remained the major symptom of TB, while other signs that included fever, chest pain, loss of appetite and in advanced stages, coughing up blood.

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