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Gruźlica (łac. tuberculosis, TB – tubercule bacillus) – powszechna i potencjalnie śmiertelna choroba zakaźna, wywoływana przez prątka gruźlicy (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).
Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, [8] is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. [1]
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A complete medical evaluation for tuberculosis (TB) must include a medical history, a physical examination, a chest X-ray and microbiological examination (of sputum or some other appropriate sample). It may also include a tuberculin skin test, other scans and X-rays, surgical biopsy.
3 lis 2017 · Despite 90 years of vaccination and 60 years of chemotherapy, tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s leading cause of death from an infectious agent, exceeding human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) for the first time (WHO 2015b, 2016a).
7 lis 2023 · WHO fact sheet on tuberculosis (TB): includes key facts, definition, global impact, treatment, HIV and TB, multidrug-resistant TB and WHO response.
26 lis 2009 · Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease that spreads when a person breathes in bacteria breathed out by an infected person. TB is mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
