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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]
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.
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).
22 mar 2023 · Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. People with active TB disease in the lungs or voice box can spread the disease. They release tiny droplets that carry the bacteria through the air.
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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. 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 ...
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.
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria belonging to a group known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. It mostly affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, a condition known as extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Tuberculosis symptoms differ depending on which part of the body is affected.