IMO, your concerns are extremely valid. If your patients won't wear a surgical mask, then you should on days when you are exposed.
Also I suggest you take Colloidal Silver ( 2 tbsp a day ) for your own condition and to prevent TB. If you catch TB, then put CS into a nebulizer and inhale for 15 min 3 times a day to cure it. Continue treatments for a month to be certain you've killed all of it. Mesosilver is top rated in lab tests.