About tuberculosis

According to the Infectious Diseases Control Law, doctors notify Health and Welfare Center when they diagnose tuberculosis. Based on the notification, the public health nurse in charge is consulting.

• We provide medication support so that we can understand the disease correctly and recover quickly.
• We provide consultation and medical examinations to see if there are any infected people around you.

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Even now, about 600 people die each year in the city, and about 40 people die. However, taking drugs that are effective for Mycobacterium tuberculosis increased the probability of healing.
If you have symptoms such as coughing or sputum continuing for more than 2 weeks, general malaise or low-grade fever, consult a medical institution as soon as possible.
Minami Ward is a region with a high incidence of tuberculosis in the city. In Minami Health and Welfare Center, we receive inquiries about tuberculosis and consultation with patients themselves and their families.

Consultation Desk
Minami Health and Welfare Center Health Promotion Section
41st window on the 4th floor of Minami Ward Office
Telephone: 045-341-1187、045-341-1188
Fax: 045-341-1189

Please refer to the following PDF and link for information on tuberculosis.
＜PDF＞ "Maybe it tuberculosis? Stop to the hospital! 」（PDF：648KB）
<link> Yokohama City Public Health Center HP (about tuberculosis)
Tuberculosis Prevention Society Tuberculosis Research Institute HP (outside site)

There is a system in which part or all of the treatment costs for tuberculosis are borne by public funds. It is also available for foreign nationals.
If you are diagnosed with tuberculosis, please contact the person in charge immediately.
In principle, application at the counter is a rule, but if it is difficult to visit, please consult us. For details, please refer to the “Tuberculosis medical expenses Public Expenditure System” below.

＜PDF＞
Tuberculosis medical expenses Public Expenditure System (Inpatient) (PDF: 240KB)
Tuberculosis medical expenses Public Expenditure System (outpatient) (PDF: 606KB)

Reception desk
Minami Health and Welfare Center Health Promotion Section
41st window on the 4th floor of Minami Ward Office
Telephone: 045-341-1185、045-341-1186
Fax: 045-341-1189

To treat tuberculosis, multiple drugs must be taken daily for a fixed period of time (more than 6 months).
Subjective symptoms such as coughs, sputums, and low-grade fever subside in one to two months, but if you stop taking the medicine without permission, or if you do not take the medicine, Mycobacterium tuberculosis will resist the medicine. It becomes "resistant bacteria" and the medicine does not work.
Even so, it is hard to keep taking medicine every day without subjective symptoms. In Minami Health and Welfare Center, public health nurses in charge provide assistance through interviews, telephone calls, and visits, so that they can continue to take medicine.

It is necessary to have a regular examination for 2-3 years after the oral treatment is completed to check if it has recurred. The public health nurse in charge regularly provides guidance on the test and checks the test results.

physical checkup is recommended for those who live with patients or have a certain degree of contact, to find out if they are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis or develop tuberculosis. Whether a medical examination is necessary or not depends on the person. If you are worried, please contact us.

Consultation Desk
Minami Health and Welfare Center Health Promotion Section
41st window on the 4th floor of Minami Ward Office
Telephone: 045-341-1187、045-341-1188
Fax: 045-341-1189