Other statistics of note include: 85% of the youngsters said a woman would make a good President while 96% said that a person of color should have a turn in the White House.
Directly observed therapy certainly helps to improve outcomes in MDR-TB and should be considered an integral part of the treatment of MDR-TB. Response to treatment must be obtained by repeated sputum cultures (monthly if possible).
Latent TB is typically treated with a six-month course of medication. A patient with active tuberculosis will be symptomatic and can infect anyone who breathes the same air. You would need to wear an N95 mask or similar when interacting with a known TB patient, or someone who displays the characteristic symptoms of TB. These include a cough lasting at least three weeks, chest pain, coughing up sputum or blood, weight loss, chills and night sweats.