Is tuberculous pleurisy contagious?
Updated on May 23, 2025
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Tuberculous pleurisy generally does not transmit.
Tuberculous pleurisy is a special clinical type of tuberculosis, caused by the proliferation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on the pleura. Tuberculous pleurisy can cause symptoms such as afternoon low fever, night sweats, weight loss, and even chest tightness and shortness of breath. However, since tuberculous pleurisy is not open tuberculosis, it does not release the tuberculosis bacteria into the environment, and thus lacks a definitive transmission route. Hence, tuberculous pleurisy is mostly not contagious to others. Although tuberculous pleurisy is an infectious disease, its infectivity is extremely low.
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