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6 mar 2024 · Causes. 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.
- Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis Disease | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called...
- Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis Disease | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
3 dni temu · A total of 1.25 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) in 2023 (including 161 000 people with HIV). Worldwide, TB has probably returned to being the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, following three years in which it was replaced by coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
22 mar 2023 · 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. Another person can then breathe in the droplets, and the germs enter the lungs.
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.
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8 maj 2024 · 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.
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).
11 sie 2024 · Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a preventable disease. The World Health Organization has ambitiously established a goal of a 90% reduction in incidence between 2015 and 2035. However, the disease is challenging to diagnose, treat, and prevent.
