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Cy-TB Skin Test - Kerala
July 26 , 2025
12 hrs 0 min
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- Kerala has introduced a new intradermal test called Cy-TB for detecting and treating tuberculosis (TB) infection.
- TB infection is different from active TB disease.
- A person with TB infection harbours the organism causing TB infection (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in the body.
- But the organism remains dormant or inactive in the body and the person neither has any TB symptoms nor is he/she contagious.
- However, if left untreated, 5-10% of these people will progress to developing active TB disease when the body’s immune system weakens, allowing the TB bacteria to flare up.
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