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Posted 7/22/2024 11:15 AM (GMT -5)
Recently I met someone really fun and smart. We were planning on meeting but now she disclosed she has latent tuberculosis. Now I'm not sure what to do. Even though studies claim that latent TB isn't contagious. Do I really wanna risk it with my broken immune system?

I don't know. The idea of meeting her scares me now. sad
Posted 7/22/2024 1:16 PM (GMT -5)

Vimzor said...
Recently I met someone really fun and smart. We were planning on meeting but now she disclosed she has latent tuberculosis. Now I'm not sure what to do. Even though studies claim that latent TB isn't contagious. Do I really wanna risk it with my broken immune system?

I don't know. The idea of meeting her scares me now. sad

I also read that latent TB is not contagious.
I would think there are a lot of people that don’t disclose they have that.

Google:

“ Tuberculosis (TB) germs can live in the body for years without making you sick. This is called inactive TB or latent TB infection.
People with inactive TB do not feel sick, do not have symptoms, and cannot spread TB germs to others.
Without treatment, inactive TB can develop into active TB disease at any time and make you sick”
Posted 7/22/2024 1:30 PM (GMT -5)
my mum had TB so I presume now it's latent? she doesn't avoid people now, it was only when she was in hospital she was in isolation unit and wasn't allowed to see people, have visitors etc but once she left hospital she could bc I presume she wasn't infectious

Post Edited (pinkblossom) : 7/22/2024 10:33:54 AM (GMT-8)

Posted 7/22/2024 2:27 PM (GMT -5)
And yet, latent TB means there can still be a very small amount in saliva. The question is, can my immune system handle it?
Posted 7/23/2024 1:41 PM (GMT -5)
i don't think anyone can answer that Vim

it seems normal people with normal immune systems can resist infection from small amounts of tuberculosis bacteria - as may be found in saliva etc

but people with Lyme don't have normal immune systems - and there is no research on people with Lyme and latent TB specifically - so its an unknown = very hard to quantify

is it worth the risk? - only you can answer that one i think
Posted 7/23/2024 4:48 PM (GMT -5)
People all have various latent viruses and bacterial illnesses that we're exposing ourselves to when we interact with them. I say meet her. No one is going to be a clean slate when it comes to infections, and most will have no idea what thy are carrying dormant within themselves. We just do the best we can to keep our microbiomes and immune systems healthy!
Posted 7/26/2024 5:07 PM (GMT -5)
She ended up ghosting me after I told her I have Lyme. The irony. :p
So problem solved I guess.
Posted 7/26/2024 7:58 PM (GMT -5)
Ugh, I'm sorry to hear that, Vimzor! Ghosting is so disrespectful. I know it's better to find out that she's not a good connection for you now rather than later, but it's still disappointing.
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