Statistics show that two or three months typically elapse between the time a TB victim first shows symptoms and when he seeks medical assistance. Then from that time until a diagnosis is confirmed and treatment begins, another two or three months usually pass.
根據調查顯示，一位肺結核病人從出現症狀到找醫生診治，通常已經過兩、三個月；從找醫生再到確診治療又經過兩、三個月。