My aunt is suffering from tuberculosis she lives in mumbai, my family is staying in chennai and I have 5 year old baby, but now she wanted to come to chennai to stay with us for taking rest. I heard that TB will spread easily to others. Please tell me whether to take my aunty to stay with us or she should be treat isolated.

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