Should I get tested?

Speak with your doctor, contact your local health unit or one of our TB Clinics about TB testing if you have:

• travelled or lived in countries where TB is common
• been around someone who had TB disease in their lungs that can pass from person to person
• taken medicine that lowers your immune system
• a health condition such as HIV, diabetes, kidney disease or cancer
• TB symptoms:
  
• coughing up mucus or blood
  
• fevers, chills and night sweats
  
• loss of appetite and unexplained weight loss
  
• always feeling tired and fatigued
  
• shortness of breath and chest pain