My dad was diagnosed with TB a couple of weeks ago, and hes been on the medication for about 10 days now. But for the last two days, hes been coughing up a little blood mixed with sputum. What should we do about this?

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Dr Dr Khaleel Ur Rahim

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Dont worry its due to activeness of the disease, will subside as you proceed with treatment, take cough suppressing syrups as of now.

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