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1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                               active tuberculosis disease means an illness in which tuberculosis bacteria are multiplying and inducing an inflammatory response.
                               being exposed to bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex means:
(a)          inhaling droplet nuclei or aerosols contaminated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex;
(b)          being in the same living quarters or immediate work environment as a person with infectious tuberculosis;
(c)          handling body tissues, body fluids, biopsy specimens, sputum or other pathological material infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; or
(d)          having a tissue or solid organ transplant which is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
Note: infectious tuberculosis and droplet nuclei are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  BCG means Bacille Calmette-Guérin.
                               Body Mass Index (BMI) means W/H2 and where:
(a)          W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
(b)          H is the person's height in metres.
                               chronic renal failure means:
(a)          having a glomerular filtration rate of less than 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 for a period of at least 3 months; or
(b)          a need for renal replacement therapy (dialysis or transplantation) for treatment of complications of decreased glomerular filtration rate which would otherwise increase the risk of morbidity and mortality; or
(c)          undergoing chronic dialysis.
                               droplet nuclei means the dried residue formed by evaporation of droplets coughed or sneezed into the atmosphere or by aerosolisation of infective material.
                               equivalent inhaled glucocorticoid means:
(a)          4,000 micrograms of triamcinolone;
(b)          800 micrograms of budesonide;
(c)          500 micrograms of fluticasone; or
(d)          a therapeutically equivalent dose of another inhaled glucocorticoid.
                               immunosuppressive drug means:
(a)          corticosteroids other than inhaled or topical corticosteroids;
(b)          drugs used to prevent transplant rejection;
(c)          tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors; or
(d)          chemotherapeutic agents used for the treatment of cancer.
                               infectious tuberculosis means active tuberculosis, as confirmed by laboratory, radiological or contact tracing evidence indicating transmission of the organism. Laboratory evidence includes being positive for tuberculosis organisms on sputum smear, sputum culture or bronchial washings, testing positive for tuberculosis-specific nucleic acid from sputum or bronchial washings.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                               protein-calorie malnutrition means undernourishment due to inadequate intake, absorption or utilisation of protein or energy foods.
pulmonary tuberculosis means tuberculosis infection that occurs in the lung or respiratory tract.
                                  relevant service means:
         (a)          eligible war service (other than operational service) under the VEA;
         (b)          defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or
         (c)          peacetime service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               severe malnutrition means having protein-calorie malnutrition associated with a body mass index (BMI) less than or equal to 18.5 kg/m2.
Note: Body Mass Index (BMI) and protein-calorie malnutrition are defined in the