Stephanopoulos joins Roberts, who's been a co-anchor of ABC's Good Morning America since 2005. When not traveling around the country or the world covering breaking news events, Roberts is at GMA's studio in Times Square conducting interviews with a diverse group of newsmakers.
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB (short for tubercle bacillus), in the past also called phthisis, phthisis pulmonalis, or consumption, is a widespread, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
If you had the BCG vaccine and you have a choice of having a TB blood test or a TB skin test, it is better for you to have the TB blood test. This is because the TB blood test is not affected by the BCG vaccine. This means that your TB blood test will be âpositiveâ only if you have TB germs in your body. âpositiveâ TB blood test result means you probably have TB germs in your body. Most people with a positive TB blood test have latent TB infection. To be sure, your doctor will examine you and do a chest x-ray.