(06-01-2024, 01:42 PM)Huliwang Wrote:  Already got warning about TB cases on the rise in Singapore a few years ago when there was huge influx of South Asians to Singapore. The trains are packed like sardine cans with tons of South Asians during peak period and they are good spreading ground for TB. Better invest in N95 mask and use them with taking public transport.    

(06-01-2024, 01:28 PM)grotesqueness Wrote:  singapore media is Kan Ni Na Bueh Chao Chee Bye


they wrote

"MOH said that the transmission of TB bacteria typically requires prolonged exposure, occurring over days to weeks rather than minutes to hours.

TB is not transmitted through sharing cups, utensils, or food, and it is not spread through casual contact like handshakes, kisses, touching bed linens, or using toilet seats."


so that bet the question how it spread?

singapore media is Kan Ni Na Bueh Chao Chee Bye



reading from the USA gov I found this



https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/basics/howtbspreads.htm#:~:text=TB%20bacteria%20spread%20through%20the,these%20bacteria%20and%20become%20infected.




TB bacteria spread through the air from one person to another. When a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks, or sings, TB bacteria can get into the air. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected.

(06-01-2024, 05:17 PM)winbig Wrote:  If TB can spread thru air, how come it cannot spread by kissing?