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La Crosse County Health Department does Tuberculosis Screening...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.  The bacteria can attack any part of the body, but they usually attack the lungs.  TB germs are passed through the air when a person who is sick with TB disease coughs, laughs, sings, or sneezes.

Stop TB poster

The Mantoux skin test screens for exposure to tuberculosis. Testing is available at the La Crosse County Health Department by appointment on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Appointments can be made by calling Public Health Nursing at (608) 785-9723. The fee is $11.00 plus a $15.00 administration fee.

                                                                                                                                  

Learn how to evaluate people for latent TB infection with the Mantoux tuberculin skin test. This podcast includes sections on administering and reading the Mantoux tuberculin skin test, the standard method for detecting latent TB infection since the 1930s.

 

Informational Links:

TB Elimination: Now is the Time!

CDC - Tuberculosis

TB Elimination - General Information

 
Updated: 01/12/2012

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