DSHS TB and Hansen's Disease Branch Post Office Box 149347, MC 1873 Austin, TX 78714
Phone: 737-255-4300 Fax: 512-989-4010
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a germ that is spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys or the spine. A person with TB disease can die if they do not get treatment.
TB disease can be cured with medical care and the right medicine. Learn more...
DSHS Mycobacteriology Laboratory DSHS Pharmacy Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) Regional & Local Health Operations (RLHO) National TB Controllers Association Heartland National TB Center CDC Tuberculosis (TB) TAC Title 25 Part 1 Chap. 97 Health & Safety Code Chap. 81 Health & Safety Code Chap. 89
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