Tuberculosis in children is termed as primary complex and often has these signs and symptoms:

Cough for more than 2 weeks Fever with no cause for more than 2 weeks Weight loss Anorexia Unable to respond to antibiotic therapy

Who gets tuberculosis? Tuberculosis can affect anyone of any age. People with weakened immune systems are at increased risk. What can be the effect of not being treated for tuberculosis? In addition to spreading the disease to others, an untreated person may become severely ill or die. What can be done to prevent the spread of tuberculosis? The most important way to stop the spread of tuberculosis is for TB patients to cover
the mouth and nose when coughing, and to take all the TB medicine exactly as prescribed by the physician.

What is Primary Complex? Children exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis may sometimes develop a tuberculosis (TB) infection called Primary Complex. The most common route of infection is through inhalation. A person with active TB coughs up the germ and it is inhaled by a healthy child. The TB then travels to the lungs. The immune system kicks in and quarantines the germ at the local site and at the neighboring lymph nodes (this forms the walled-in complex).The child remains healthy and usually has no symptoms. They may remain symptom free until their immune system declines and the disease becomes active.