Tuberculosis: The Connection between TB and HIV Brochure

Key points

  • Use this brochure to learn basic information about tuberculosis (TB) transmission, testing, and how HIV infection increases the risk of TB disease.
  • People living with HIV are more likely than others to become sick with TB.
  • HIV weakens the immune system, which makes it harder for the body to fight TB germs.
Tuberculosis: The Connection Between TB and HIV is shown with an icon of one person coughing TB germs into the air and another breathing the germs in
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Dimensions: 8.5'W x 11'H
Page count: 2
Language: English (US)
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Division of Tuberculosis Elimination ; National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention