What are the symptoms of active TB?
The symptoms of TB vary from person to person depending on the severity of the disease. In the early stages there may be no symptoms at all. As the disease advances, the most common symptoms include:
- a cough which does not go away;
- night sweats;
- fever;
- weight loss;
- chest pain; and
- fatigue.
Anyone who has persistent symptoms should have a check up by a nurse or physician. At that time, a skin test and/or a chest x-ray will be done and sputum (spit) samples will need to be sent for testing.