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- Tuberculosis: Causes and How It Spreads | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium (or germ) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis When a person breathes in TB germs, the germs can settle in the lungs and begin to grow From there, they can move through the blood to other parts of the body, such as the kidney, spine, and brain TB bacteria can live in the body without making you sick
- Tuberculosis (TB) | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC - Centers for Disease . . .
The tuberculosis (TB) blood test and the TB skin test are the two types of tests for TB infection Treatment Both inactive tuberculosis (TB) and active TB disease can be treated
- About Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC - Centers for Disease . . .
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium (or germ) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis In the United States, the majority of TB disease cases in people are caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Other mycobacteria (such as Mycobacterium bovis) can also cause TB disease in people TB usually affects the lungs
- Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria that most often affects the lungs It spreads through the air when people with TB cough, sneeze or spit Tuberculosis is preventable and curable About a quarter of the global population is estimated to have been infected with TB bacteria
- Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M tuberculosis) M tuberculosis and seven very closely related mycobacterial species (M bovis, M africanum, M microti, M caprae, M pinnipedii, M canetti, and M mungi) comprise what is known as the M tuberculosis complex Most—but not all
- Signs and Symptoms of Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Symptoms of active tuberculosis (TB) disease depend on where the TB germs are growing in the body Common symptoms of active TB disease include cough, pain in the chest, and coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm)
- Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis Disease - CDC
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M tuberculosis) TB bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain If not treated properly, TB disease can be fatal
- Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s top infectious killer Nearly 4500 people lose their lives and 30 000 people fall ill with TB each day TB is contagious and airborne It is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs TB is spread from person to person through the air When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel TB germs into the air A
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