article_snippet: According to the Johnson County Department of Heath and Environment, those with TB infection were not contagious, do not feel sick and do not have symptoms.
article_snippet: People with TB can spread the bacteria to others, feel sick and have symptoms including fever, night sweats, cough and weight loss.
article_snippet: Tuberculosis is spread from person to person through the air, when someone infected coughs, sneezes, laughs or sings.
article_snippet: A person who breathes in the bacteria can become infected.
article_snippet: General symptoms may include feeling weak or sick, weight loss, fever and/or night sweats.
article_snippet: Symptoms of TB of the lungs may include coughing, chest pain and/or coughing up blood.
article_snippet: Tuberculosis can be spread by coughing and sneezing.
article_snippet: People with Tuberculosis were most likely to spread Tuberculosis to others with whom People with the disease have prolonged contact.
article_snippet: According to the CDC, TB is caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium tuberculosis which attacks the lungs but can also infect the kidneys, spine, and brain.
article_snippet: If not treated properly, Tuberculosis can be fatal.
article_snippet: People with TB disease can spread the TB bacteria to others, feel sick and have symptoms including fever, night sweats, cough and weight loss.
highlights_snippet: Those with TB infection are not contagious, do not feel sick and do not have symptoms .
  