A client being discharged from the hospital to home with a diagnosis of tuberculosis is worried about the possibility of infecting family members and others. Which information should reassure the client that contaminating family members and others is not likely?

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Which information should reassure the client that contaminating family members and others is not likely?

A. The family does not need therapy, and client will not be contagious after 1 month of medication therapy

B. The family does not need therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 6 consecutive weeks of medication therapy

C. The family will receive prophylactic therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 1 continuous week of medication therapy

D. The family will receive prophylactic therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 2 to 3 weeks of medication therapy

The answer to this question is D. The family will receive prophylactic therapy, and the client will not be contagious after 2 to 3 weeks of medication therapy.

Explanation:

Tuberculosis is a serious contagious disease. Due to this, in tuberculosis treatment, the purpose is not only to stop the infection but to prevent this spreads to others. Indeed, the treatment for tuberculosis includes a set of medicines that stop the infection in the patient, which takes several weeks to end the infection; however, after 2 or 3 weeks the patient should not be contagious. Besides this, the family of the patient or anyone who has close contact with the patient should receive prophylactic therapy or medicine to prevent the development of the disease.

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I wanna say that the answer is false.

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