About tuberculosis

It is an infectious disease caused by M. tuberculosis.
It is transmitted by inhaling tuberculosis bacteria contained in coughs and sneezes.
If symptoms such as cough, sputum, fever, or sluggishness persist for more than two weeks, go to the hospital.
※Specifically, please see website (outside site) of public interest incorporated foundation tuberculosis prevention society. It is explained in multiple languages.
(Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Mongolian, Portuguese, Tagalog, Myanmar, Vietnamese, etc.)
　Russian, Spanish, Hindi, Nepali, Thai)

Tuberculosis is a disease that can be cured by medicine. Take multiple drugs every day for about 6 to 9 months.
Even if the symptoms are gone, take the medicine until a fixed day.
There is a system to support the money involved in the treatment of tuberculosis.
※For more information about the system, please refer to "For those who can receive treatment for tuberculosis" (Japanese (PDF: 283KB), English (PDF: 245KB),
　Chinese (PDF: 312KB), Thai (PDF: 328KB), Nepali (PDF: 299KB), Vietnamese (PDF: 258KB),
　Please see Indonesian (PDF: 305KB).

Take a chest x-ray once a year. If your chest X-ray tells you that you may be ill, be sure to go to the hospital.

In Yokohama City, we conduct chest X-rays for foreigners. The inspection is free.

People aged 16 or older (people living in Yokohama) born in a country with many tuberculosis patients

　・A person who has coughs or sputums. A person with a fever of 37.5°C or higher. A person with chest pain
　・Person who undergoes chest X-ray examination in physical checkup of company or school
　・A person who had a chest X-ray within 3 months

　1. Go to the ward office Health Promotion Section Health and Welfare Division and make an appointment for a chest X-ray.
　2. Go to the inspection site.
　3. I have a chest x-ray.
　4. You will receive the result by mail.

Please see "chest X-ray examination for foreigners" (PDF: 807KB).

Patients with tuberculosis and their families can consult with Health and Welfare Division Health Promotion Section, the ward office in which they live.
If you are diagnosed with tuberculosis, please contact me.
You can also consult if you have any concerns about tuberculosis.
Consultation is free.

Please contact the ward where you live.
If you do not understand Japanese, please contact someone who can speak Japanese.
　・Hours Monday through Friday from 8:45 to 17:00 (excluding holidays and holidays, from December 29 to January 3)