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Scanning electron micrograph of M. tuberculosis. The main cause of TB is Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), a small, aerobic, nonmotile bacillus. [9] The high lipid content of this pathogen accounts for many of its unique clinical characteristics. [55]
22 mar 2023 · Causes. Risk factors. Prevention. Overview. Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious illness that mainly affects the lungs. The germs that cause tuberculosis are a type of bacteria. Tuberculosis can spread when a person with the illness coughs, sneezes or sings. This can put tiny droplets with the germs into the air.
24 maj 2022 · What causes tuberculosis? TB is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The germs are spread through the air and usually infect the lungs, but can also infect other parts of the body. Although TB is infectious, it doesn’t spread easily. You usually have to spend a lot of time in contact with someone who is contagious in order to ...
4 dni temu · 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.
26 lis 2009 · TB is mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. About one third of the world’s population is infected with the latent form of the disease, and one-tenth of infected people become ill with active TB during their lifetimes. Symptoms differ depending on the area of the body infected.
TB is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and it most often affects the lungs. TB is spread through the air when people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit. A person needs to inhale only a few germs to become infected. Every year, 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis (TB).
