Note: Please be aware the practice sessions for Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police (PREP) Test is a practice session for the the physical component of testing only. All PREP practice dates are subject to cancellation if there are not enough applicants registered to run it. ATS - Sunday, April 30, 2017 - Oakville, ON - FULL.
For these patients, there are two types of tuberculosis: the âopenâ or pulmonary-positive and âclosedâ or pulmonary-negative tuberculosis. In the case of open tuberculosis an inflammation developed inside the lungs that the immune system is not able to isolate, i.e., bring under control.
A: Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is curable and preventable. TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air. A person needs to inhale only a few of these germs to become infected.