"This new room has negative pressure and does six to twelve air changes an hour and disposes the air outside to reduce the infection potential in other patients. I also have to wear this surgical mask"

"It sounds like you have some questions about your new diagnosis. What are you most concerned about?"

"Tuberculosis can seriously impair the lungs and requires a long course of antibiotics to treat it

“Tuberculosis is a small particle that can spread through the air. This new room has a special filter that reduces the spread of the bacteria through the air."