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TB information for your patients in English and other languages

Latent TB Infection – This is a series of 4 brief materials for patients, plus a tip sheet for providers. Their purpose is to help patients understand what TB infection is, encourage dialogue between patients and providers, and motivate patients to start and complete treatment. The materials are designed to be used as a series, as they build upon each other.

All patient materials are available in the following languages: Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian, Cape Verdean Creole, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dari, English, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Lao, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.  English Accessible versions are also available.

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TB Infection Patient Educational Materials: Tip Sheet for Providers

Open DOCX file, 208.61 KB,  Tip Sheet for Providers (English, DOCX 208.61 KB)

You can have TB and feel healthy

Introduces the concept of having latent TB infection and still feeling healthy.

No TB Symptoms - English Accessible

Open PDF file, 203.92 KB,  No TB Symptoms (English, PDF 203.92 KB)
Open PDF file, 224.41 KB,  No TB Symptoms Amharic (Amharic, PDF 224.41 KB)
Open PDF file, 240.71 KB,  No TB Symptoms Arabic (Arabic, PDF 240.71 KB)
Open PDF file, 313.93 KB,  No TB Symptoms Burmese (English, PDF 313.93 KB)
Open PDF file, 225.72 KB,  No TB Symptoms Cambodian (English, PDF 225.72 KB)
Open PDF file, 206.25 KB,  No TB Symptoms Cape Verdean Creole (Cape Verdean Creole, PDF 206.25 KB)
Open PDF file, 224.41 KB,  No TB Symptoms Chinese Simplified (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 224.41 KB)
Open PDF file, 262.79 KB,  No TB Symptoms Chinese Traditional (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 262.79 KB)
Open PDF file, 230.39 KB,  No TB Symptoms Dari (Dari, PDF 230.39 KB)
Open PDF file, 206.07 KB,  No TB Symptoms French (French, PDF 206.07 KB)
Open PDF file, 204.63 KB,  No TB Symptoms Haitian Creole (Haitian Creole, PDF 204.63 KB)
Open PDF file, 211.19 KB,  No TB Symptoms Hindi (Hindi, PDF 211.19 KB)
Open PDF file, 315.71 KB,  No TB Symptoms Lao (Lao, PDF 315.71 KB)
Open PDF file, 212.56 KB,  No TB Symptoms Nepali (Nepali, PDF 212.56 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.11 MB,  No TB Symptoms Pashto (Pashto, PDF 1.11 MB)
Open PDF file, 206.82 KB,  No TB Symptoms Portuguese (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 206.82 KB)
Open PDF file, 213.75 KB,  No TB Symptoms Russian (Russian, PDF 213.75 KB)
Open PDF file, 212.88 KB,  No TB Symptoms Somali (Somali, PDF 212.88 KB)
Open PDF file, 204.64 KB,  No TB Symptoms Spanish (Spanish, PDF 204.64 KB)
Open PDF file, 206.39 KB,  No TB Symptoms Swahili (Swahili, PDF 206.39 KB)
Open PDF file, 209.55 KB,  No TB Symptoms Tagalog (English, PDF 209.55 KB)
Open PDF file, 221.34 KB,  No TB Symptoms Tigrinya (English, PDF 221.34 KB)
Open PDF file, 219.09 KB,  No TB Symptoms Ukrainian (Ukrainian, PDF 219.09 KB)
Open PDF file, 230.77 KB,  No TB Symptoms Urdu (English, PDF 230.77 KB)
Open PDF file, 225.78 KB,  No TB Symptoms Vietnamese (Vietnamese, PDF 225.78 KB)

You have TB infection (a type of TB)

Provides information to individuals who test positive for latent TB infection, stresses the importance of taking medicine for TB infection.

Diagnosed with TB Infection – English Accessible

Open PDF file, 630.22 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection (English, PDF 630.22 KB)

Open PDF file, 656.66 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Amharic (English, PDF 656.66 KB)

Open PDF file, 673 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Arabic (Arabic, PDF 673 KB)

Open PDF file, 926.97 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Burmese (English, PDF 926.97 KB)

Open PDF file, 653.05 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Cambodian (English, PDF 653.05 KB)

Open PDF file, 646.19 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Cape Verdean Creole (Cape Verdean Creole, PDF 646.19 KB)

Open PDF file, 655.92 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Chinese - Simplified (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 655.92 KB)

Open PDF file, 664.29 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Chinese - Traditional (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 664.29 KB)

Open PDF file, 659.41 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Dari (English, PDF 659.41 KB)

Open PDF file, 644.49 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - French (French, PDF 644.49 KB)

Open PDF file, 638.94 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Haitian Creole (Haitian Creole, PDF 638.94 KB)

Open PDF file, 645.91 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Hindi (English, PDF 645.91 KB)

Open PDF file, 905.97 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Lao (English, PDF 905.97 KB)

Open PDF file, 644.53 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Nepali (English, PDF 644.53 KB)

Open PDF file, 1.2 MB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Pashto (Pashto, PDF 1.2 MB)

Open PDF file, 643.7 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Portuguese (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 643.7 KB)

Open PDF file, 640.05 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Russian (Russian, PDF 640.05 KB)

Open PDF file, 645.82 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Somali (English, PDF 645.82 KB)

Open PDF file, 643.67 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Spanish (Spanish, PDF 643.67 KB)

Open PDF file, 638.55 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Swahili (English, PDF 638.55 KB)

Open PDF file, 651.46 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Tagalog (English, PDF 651.46 KB)

Open PDF file, 656.6 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Tigrinya (English, PDF 656.6 KB)

Open PDF file, 654.18 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Ukrainian (English, PDF 654.18 KB)

Open PDF file, 658.34 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Urdu (English, PDF 658.34 KB)

Open PDF file, 646.32 KB,  Diagnosed with TB Infection - Vietnamese (Vietnamese, PDF 646.32 KB)

How to take your TB medicine

Provides information and general instructions for taking TB medications. The healthcare provider can fill in details.

TB Medicine Instructions – English Accessible

Open PDF file, 707.9 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions (English, PDF 707.9 KB)
Open PDF file, 733.57 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Amharic (English, PDF 733.57 KB)
Open PDF file, 774.92 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Arabic (Arabic, PDF 774.92 KB)
Open PDF file, 863.07 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Burmese (English, PDF 863.07 KB)
Open PDF file, 722.96 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Cambodian (English, PDF 722.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 710.34 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Cape Verdean Creole (Cape Verdean Creole, PDF 710.34 KB)
Open PDF file, 725.62 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Chinese - Simplified (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 725.62 KB)
Open PDF file, 726.7 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Chinese - Traditional (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 726.7 KB)
Open PDF file, 767.1 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Dari (English, PDF 767.1 KB)
Open PDF file, 711.94 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - French (French, PDF 711.94 KB)
Open PDF file, 717.66 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Haitian Creole (Haitian Creole, PDF 717.66 KB)
Open PDF file, 719.3 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Hindi (English, PDF 719.3 KB)
Open PDF file, 907.02 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Lao (English, PDF 907.02 KB)
Open PDF file, 721.96 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Nepali (English, PDF 721.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 2.33 MB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Pashto (Pashto, PDF 2.33 MB)
Open PDF file, 733.55 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Portuguese (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 733.55 KB)
Open PDF file, 718.7 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Russian (Russian, PDF 718.7 KB)
Open PDF file, 711.38 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Somali (English, PDF 711.38 KB)
Open PDF file, 711.25 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Spanish (Spanish, PDF 711.25 KB)
Open PDF file, 710.72 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Swahili (English, PDF 710.72 KB)
Open PDF file, 729.09 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Tagalog (English, PDF 729.09 KB)
Open PDF file, 729.56 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Tigrinya (English, PDF 729.56 KB)
Open PDF file, 737.72 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Ukrainian (English, PDF 737.72 KB)
Open PDF file, 768.28 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Urdu (English, PDF 768.28 KB)
Open PDF file, 719.86 KB,  TB Medicine Instructions - Vietnamese (Vietnamese, PDF 719.86 KB)

Keep taking your TB medicine

Provides information about following a treatment regimen and makes suggestions to improve treatment adherence. The healthcare provider can fill in details.

TB Treatment Adherence – English Accessible

Open PDF file, 832.87 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence (English, PDF 832.87 KB)
Open PDF file, 852.96 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Amharic (English, PDF 852.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 858.73 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Arabic (Arabic, PDF 858.73 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.07 MB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Burmese (English, PDF 1.07 MB)
Open PDF file, 843.36 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Cambodian (English, PDF 843.36 KB)
Open PDF file, 835.16 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Cape Verdean Creole (Cape Verdean Creole, PDF 835.16 KB)
Open PDF file, 849.73 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Chinese - Simplified (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 849.73 KB)
Open PDF file, 854.16 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Chinese - Traditional (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 854.16 KB)
Open PDF file, 867.78 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Dari (English, PDF 867.78 KB)
Open PDF file, 829.4 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - French (French, PDF 829.4 KB)
Open PDF file, 828.84 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Haitian Creole (Haitian Creole, PDF 828.84 KB)
Open PDF file, 836.14 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Hindi (English, PDF 836.14 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.19 MB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Lao (English, PDF 1.19 MB)
Open PDF file, 839.02 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Nepali (English, PDF 839.02 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.25 MB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Pashto (Pashto, PDF 1.25 MB)
Open PDF file, 829.43 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Portuguese (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 829.43 KB)
Open PDF file, 830.8 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Russian (Russian, PDF 830.8 KB)
Open PDF file, 837.57 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Somali (English, PDF 837.57 KB)
Open PDF file, 829.36 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Spanish (Spanish, PDF 829.36 KB)
Open PDF file, 834.81 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Swahili (English, PDF 834.81 KB)
Open PDF file, 846.07 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Tagalog (English, PDF 846.07 KB)
Open PDF file, 852.28 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Tigrinya (English, PDF 852.28 KB)
Open PDF file, 847.7 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Ukrainian (English, PDF 847.7 KB)
Open PDF file, 862.96 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Urdu (English, PDF 862.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 836.52 KB,  TB Treatment Adherence - Vietnamese (Vietnamese, PDF 836.52 KB)

Welcome to TB Clinics

Open DOC file, 178.5 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - English (English, DOC 178.5 KB)

This brochure provides information about what to expect during your patient’s first visit to a TB clinic. The document is available in English, Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, French, Karen, Nepalese, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, and Vietnamese:

Open DOC file, 184.5 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - Arabic (Arabic, DOC 184.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 184 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - Burmese (English, DOC 184 KB)
Open DOC file, 179 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - Chinese (Chinese, Simplified, DOC 179 KB)
Open DOC file, 185 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - French (French, DOC 185 KB)
Open DOC file, 182.5 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - Karen (English, DOC 182.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 186.5 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - Nepalese (English, DOC 186.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 176 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - Portuguese (Portuguese, Portugal, DOC 176 KB)
Open DOC file, 183.5 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - Somali (English, DOC 183.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 180.5 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - Spanish (Spanish, DOC 180.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 184.5 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - Swahili (English, DOC 184.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 182 KB,  Welcome to TB Clinic - Vietnamese (Vietnamese, DOC 182 KB)

Online resources

DPH Tuberculosis fact sheet 
DPH Tuberculosis homepage 
CDC/DTBE patient and general public materials 
Find TB resources 

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