[Mears]

I test positive for latent TB-—and always will.

I was exposed in 1938,almost 80 years ago-———according to the article 4% of us will test positive——that is a lot of people.

[A Navy Vet]

"I was exposed in 1938,almost 80 years ago-———according to the article 4% of us will test positive——that is a lot of people."

Sorry for you, but does that mean we should bring in more with TB? It's like the liberals say, illegal immigrants are a small part of the crime statistics. So we should add more to our crime statistics when we don't have to?

[Go_Raiders]

The % in any given demographic is either WAY MORE or WAY LESS less than 4% depending on ethnicity and risk factors. https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/statistics/tbtrends.htm

That’s the trouble with a broad number. It may average out to 4% but that’s only because it is an amalgam of demographics with huge percentages mixed in with a large population of low risk individuals.