We're on track for TB to become a problem again, even in the west. Global eradication efforts were put on massive pause during covid. Some governments are downplaying the issue to appear on track to meet arbitrary eradication deadlines. It's been cropping up around North America. Just as a reminder, there isn't an effective vaccine (BCG is not what we would consider a modern vaccine). Current treatment regimen is 6 months daily antibiotics. Throw in any complications (paradoxical reactions, resistance) and get ready for that to become much longer.<p>I had watched a loved one suffer from this disease. The pills were huge. Waiting too long to start treatment causes a lot of complications. These aren't well understood, given the massive TB funding deficits. Even when the disease is cleared from your lungs, it leaves plenty of things behind.<p>If you or somebody you know is coughing persistently for weeks, losing weight, has evening fevers, just get the quantiferon gold test. Be persistent with your doctor, just mention past TB exposure. Your insurance should cover it. Don't wait around months trying to look at every other avenue. It'll look very similar to aspergillosis on x-rays.