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The study aimed to analyze the knowledge and practices of contacts of tuberculosis patients and health professionals in relation to the risks to public health resulting from the interruption of treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. This is a qualitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study, conducted with six health professionals and eight contacts of tuberculosis patients, carried out in the municipality of Araçuaí MG. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were used. The data were analyzed based on the analysis of the knowledge and practices of the research participants, identifying the Brazilian Journal of Development Braz. J. of Develop., Curitiba, v. 6, n. 9 , p.70186-70195, sep. 2020. ISSN 2525-8761 70187 registration units. Through the interviews, it was observed that some patients have difficulties in adhering to the treatment, considering that it is long and has adverse events. As tuberculosis is an airborne disease, the discontinuation of treatment can present risks for both the individual and the population. While household contacts do not reveal any fear of living with the tuberculosis sufferer, between professionals and the neighborhood, the fear of contagion is constant, requiring conduct in these cases.

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INTERRUPÇÃO DO TRATAMENTO DA TUBERCULOSE PULMONAR: RISCOS PARA O INDIVÍDUO E PARA A SAÚDE PÚBLICA / INTERRUPTION OF THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS: RISKS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND FOR PUBLIC HEALTH