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Languages
Arabic
Bengali
Burmese
Chinese - Traditional
Chinese - Simplified
Cook Islands Māori
Croatian
Dari
Dinka
Farsi
Filipino
French
Hindi
Indonesian
Khmer / Cambodian
Korean
Lao
Macedonian
Mongolian
Nepali
Portuguese
Samoan
Serbian
Somali
Spanish
Swahili
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Timorese / Tetum
Tongan
Turkish
Urdu
Vietnamese
Arabic | العربية
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | ختبار السل عن طريق الجلد (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | فحص إطلاق إنترفيرون جاما
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | العلاج الوقائي من السل
Bengali | বাংলা
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | টিউবারকুলিন স্কিন টেস্ট (টিএসটি/TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | ইন্টারফেরন গামা রিলিজ অ্যাসে (IGRA)
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
BCG vaccination
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | যক্ষ্মা প্রতিরোধমূলক চিকিৎসা
Burmese | မြန်မာ
Tuberculosis (TB)
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chinese - Traditional | 繁體中文
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | 結核菌素皮膚測試 (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | 幹擾素γ釋放測試(IGRA)
Instructions for collecting sputum
BCG vaccination
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | 結核病預防性治療
Chinese - Simplified | 简体中文
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | 结核菌素皮肤试验 (TST
)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | 干扰素γ释放试验(IGRA)
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
BCG vaccination
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | 结核病预防治疗
Cook Islands Māori
Tuberculosis (TB)
Croatian | Hrvatski
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
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Dari | دری
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | تست توبرکولین پوست (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | سنجش انتشار گاما اینترفرون (IGRA)
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | درمان پیشگیرانه توبرکلوز
Dinka
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Farsi
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Filipino | Tagalog
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test)
Instructions for collecting sputum
BCG vaccination
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | Gamutang Pangontra sa Tuberkolosis
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French | Français
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
BCG vaccination
Tuberculosis medications
Hindi | हिन्दी
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB) information brochure
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | ट्यूबरकुलिन स्किन टेस्ट (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | इंटरफेरॉन गामा रिलीज ऐसे (IGRA)
Instructions for collecting sputum
BCG vaccination
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
T
uberculosis preventive therapy | तपेदिक निवारक चिकित्सा (ट्युबरक्लोसिस प्रिवेन्टिव थेरेपी)
Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test |Tes Kulit Tuberkulin (Tuberculin Skin Test (TST))
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | Uji Pelepasan Gamma Interferon
Instructions for collecting sputum
BCG vaccination
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | Terapi Pencegahan Tuberkulosis
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Cambodian | Khmer
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Korean | 한국인
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Lao | ພາສາລາວ
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
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Macedonian | македонски
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Mongolian | Монгол
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | Туберкулины арьсны сорил (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | Интерферон-Гамма ялгарлын шинжилгээ (IGRA)
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | Сүрьеэгээс урьдчилан сэргийлэх эмчилгээ
Nepali | नेपाली
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | ट्युबरकुलिन छाला परीक्षण (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | इन्टरफेरोन गामा रिलीज एसे (IGRA)
Tuberculosis (TB) information brochure
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
BCG vaccination
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | क्षयरोग रोकथाम उपचार
Portuguese | Português
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | Teste Tuberculínico (TT)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | Teste de liberação de interferon-gama (IGRA)
Instructions for collecting sputum
BCG vaccination
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | Tratamento Preventivo da Tuberculose
Samoan | Gagana Sāmoa
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB) infomation brochure
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | Su'esu'ega o le Pa'u o le tino mo le Māmāpala (Tuberculin Skin Test (TST))
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test)
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | Togafitiga Puipuia o le Māmāpala
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Serbian | Српски
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Somali | Soomaali
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Spanish | Española
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Vir
us
Tubercu
lin Skin Test |
Prueba cutánea de la tuberculina
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | Ensayo de liberación de interferón gamma (IGRA – siglas en inglés)
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | Terapia preventiva de la tuberculosis
Swahili | Kiswahili
Tuberculin Skin Test | Kipimo cha Ngozi cha Kifua Kikuu (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | Kipimo cha Kutolewa kwa Gamma ya Interferon (IGRA)
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | Tiba ya Kuzuia Kifua Kikuu
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Tamil | தமிழ்
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB) information brochure
Telugu | తెలుగు
Tuberculosis (TB)
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
BCG vaccination
Thai | ภาษาไทย
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | การทดสอบทางผิวหนังด้วยทุเบอร์คุลิน (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | การตรวจเลือด
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | ให้การรักษาการติดเชื้อวัณโรคระยะแฝง
Timorese | Tetum
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Tongan
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | Sivi Fatafata Vaivai ʻi he Kilí (Tuberculin Skin Test (TST))
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test)
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | Ngāue Fakafaitoʻo ke Fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he Fatafata Vaivaí (TB)
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Turkish | Türkçe
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Instructions for collecting sputum
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Urdu | اردو
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | ٹیوبرکولین سکن ٹیسٹ (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test)
Instructions for collecting sputum
BCG vaccination
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | تپدق کی روک تھام کی تھراپی
Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt Nam
What is TB?
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Tuberculin Skin Test | Xét Nghiệm Lao Tố qua Da (TST)
Interferon gamma release assay test (IGRA test) | Xét nghiệm bằng cách phóng tia Interferon Gamma (IGRA)
Instructions for collecting sputum
BCG vaccination
Tuberculosis medications
Information for contacts of tuberculosis
Chest x-ray monitoring
Tuberculosis preventive therapy | Liệu Pháp Phòng Ngừa Bệnh Lao
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