B1B2 Educational Video
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Video/Images/Graphics
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Audio/Script
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[Title Slide]
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Music
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Mexico Home
Raquel home)
Raquel at home.
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Narrator: Anyone can get tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a serious disease caused by a germ that is
spread through the air and usually affects the lungs. It is spread
from person to person through the air by someone with TB disease.
If left untreated, tuberculosis can cause serious illness and even
death.
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Slide: Image of healthy lung and one with active TB infection.
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Narrator: In the United
States, tuberculosis is also referred to as “TB.”
There are two TB-related conditions that exist, tuberculosis
infection and tuberculosis disease
People
with TB infection have tuberculosis germs that are inactive in
their body. This is sometimes also known as “sleeping or
dormant tuberculosis.”
People
with TB infection do not have symptoms, do not feel sick, and
cannot spread the TB germ to others.
Some
people with tuberculosis infection will become sick with TB
disease in the future if they don’t get treated. Treating TB
infection is effective and can prevent the development of TB
disease.
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Animation
Photo Or Video
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Narrator: TB
disease develops from TB infection. TB germs multiply and grow in
the body. People with TB disease often have a cough, fever, or
other symptoms, but some people can have no symptoms at all.
People with active TB disease are able to spread TB germs to
people they spend a lot of time with, such as family, friends, and
co-workers.
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Mexico Panel Clinic (Good Sam):
Raquel in exam room w Dr. Fernandez
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Narrator: Before
you go to the United States, you will need to see a doctor at one
of the immigration clinics in Mexico. The doctor will give you a
physical examination and everyone 15 years old and older also will
get a lung x-ray to look for TB. If the lung x-ray is abnormal,
you will need to give phlegm samples. It
takes about 8 weeks to get a final phlegm test result.
Children
from 2 to 14 years of age will get a blood test for TB. If the
blood test is positive, children will also have a lung x-ray.
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Animation of results?
Graphics/Images to explain B1 (Adult
Image) B2 (Child image)
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Narrator: Depending
on testing results, you may have a TB classification of either a
B1 or a B2.
A
B1 classification means that you have an abnormal chest X-ray, but
your final phlegm tests were not positive. You have TB germs in
your body, and you are considered to have TB infection. You are at
risk of developing active TB disease in the future.
Children
who have a positive TB blood test and a clear or normal chest
X-ray are given a B2 classification. A
positive blood test means the child has TB germs in their body.
They are considered to have TB infection and are at risk of
developing active TB disease in the future.
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Photo or Video of Medication
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Narrator:
The good news is that Adults and children can take medicine to
prevent TB infection from developing into active TB disease
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Video of the Exterior or Interior of the US
Consulate
Consular
officer is talking to family.
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Narrator: After
your doctor’s visit, you will need to go to the US Consulate
for an interview.
It
is important for you to provide a correct address, phone number,
and e-mail of where you can be reached in the United States.
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Interior of border station
QS
or Photo of US Border
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Narrator: Next,
when you travel to the United States, the immigration agent may
ask you about your B1 or your child’s B2 classification for
TB. You can still enter the US with a B classification for TB. All
persons who enter the US with a B classification for TB are
referred to health department in the United States for possible
further TB testing and to possibly obtain treatment for TB
infection to prevent the development of TB disease in the future.
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Interior of border station
QS
CPB agent is
interviewing family.
CBP Agent
Raquel
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Narrator:
If your address, phone number, or e-mail has changed since your US
Consulate interview, please provide that information to the agent
at the border. This information will be shared with the local
health department at your US destination.
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Interior of border station
QS
CBP Agent to Camera
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Narrator: Based
on the address that you gave, the health department will be
notified of your arrival and will receive your immigration medical
information, including your TB classification. Once you arrive in
the United States, it is important that you contact the health
department within 30 to make an appointment for TB medical
evaluations or treatment.
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GRFX of web site and address or shot of Raquel on phone
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Narrator:
To
locate the correct health department, go to this website (insert
directory web address). If your address changes after you enter
the US, this web site can also help you contact a health
department in your destination.
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Interior US house
with immigrant on the phone.
Raquel entering Local health dept (CDC)
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Narrator:
The
medical exam in the United States helps to make sure you do not
have future problems with tuberculosis. Even if your immigration
exam for TB looked good, you could still have the TB infection in
your body, or it could develop into TB disease. It is important
to check your condition when you get to the US to be sure the
tuberculosis germ is not growing in your body and that you cannot
infect others around you or your loved ones. The doctor in the
United States will determine the best treatment plan for you.
Health
departments may not always have Spanish-speaking staff.
Many health departments do not have staff that speak Spanish. If
possible, have a person you trust with your medical information
and who speaks English help you make the appointment.
The
health system in the United States is different from the Mexican
health system.
It
is important to contact the health department first and not go
directly to a private doctor or hospital for your follow-up TB
care.
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Office continue video of Raquel in exam room.
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GRFX of contact information over office video.
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Narrator: For
more information on tuberculosis you can visit….
To
locate a health department clinic visit…
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