Ko e pihia ʻi he TB (ʻa ia ʻoku toe ʻiloa ko e pihia tōmui ʻi he TB pe TB ʻmohe’) ko e taimi ia ʻokú ke maʻu ai ʻa e siemu TB ʻi ho sinó, ka ʻoku ʻikai kenau ʻai koe ke ke puke. Ko e sistemi maluʻi ho sinó ʻoku ne taʻofi ʻa e siemú mei hono fakatupunga ha faʻahinga maumau. ʻOku ʻikai ha ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻo e pihia ʻi he TB pea ʻoku ʻikai lava ke paasi ʻa e siemú ki he niʻihi kehé.
Ko e pihia ʻi he TB ʻoku kehe ia mei he fokoutua TB ʻa ia ko e taimi ia ʻoku ʻā hake ai ʻa e siemu TB pe kaka hono tokolahí pea ʻai ai koe ke ke puke pea malava ke paasi ʻa e siemú ki he niʻihi kehé.
Ko e TPT ko ha ngaahi ʻenitipaiōtiki makehe ki he pihia ʻi he TB. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga kehekehe ʻo e ʻenitipaiōtikí - ʻe fili ʻa hoʻo toketaá pe ko fē ʻoku lelei taha kia koé. Ko e lōloa ʻo e taimi ʻe fiemaʻu ai ke foló ʻoku kehekehe pē ki he tokotaha kotoa, ka ʻoku nau folo ia ʻi ha laui māhina. Ko e ϳԹ Health (Potungāue Mou'i Niusauele) te nau ʻoatu ʻa e TPT taʻetotongi tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga hoʻo visá pe Medicare.
ʻE lava ʻe he TPT ʻo holoki ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e fokoutua TB ʻaki ʻa e 90% kapau te ke folo kotoa ʻa e foʻiʻakau ʻe ʻoatu ʻe hoʻo toketaá. ʻE kei malava pē ke ke toe pihia ʻi he siemu TB. ʻE lava ke hoko eni kapau te ke folau ki ha fonua ʻoku lahi ia ʻa e TB pe feohi mo ha taha ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e TB. ʻOku ʻikai ha sivi ia ke vakai'i pe ʻoku ngāue ʻa e foʻiʻakaú. Ko e founga pē ke ʻiloʻi ai ko hono folo kotoa ke ʻosi ʻa e foʻiʻakau ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe hoʻo toketaá.
Ko e TPT ko e founga lelei taha ia ke maluʻi ai koe mei he fokoutua TB. Kapau ʻe ʻoatu ʻe he toketaá ʻa e TPT, koeʻuhí pē ʻokú ke tuʻu laveangofua ke moʻua ʻi he fokoutua TP. ʻOku taʻofi ʻe he TPT ʻa e siemu TB mei hono ʻai koe ke ke puke kimuʻa ke ke hoko ʻo puke. Te ne taʻofi koe mei ha'o puké mo hono fakamafola ʻa e fokoutuá ki ho fāmilí mo e komiunitií.
ʻOku ʻikai anga-maheni ke ʻi ai ha ngaahi ola kovi ʻo e TPT. ʻE ala lava ke kole atu ke ke fai ha sivi toto ke vakaiʻi ʻoku tūkunga mālie pē ʻa e meʻa kotoa. ʻE talanoa atu kia koe ʻa e toketaá mo e neesí fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ola kovi ʻe ala hoko ki muʻa ke ke kamata ngāueʻaki ha faʻahinga foʻiʻakau.
Ki ha fakamatala lahiange ʻaʻahi ki he pepa ngāue (Fatafata Vaivaí) Tuberculosis (TB).
Ki ha tokoni taʻetotongi ʻi hoʻo leá, tā ki he Sēvesi Liliulea mo e Fakatonuleá ʻi he 13 14 50.