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Tuberculosis (tb)

TUBERCULOSIS (TB)

What is tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacterium titled Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacterium commonly move the lungs. But, TB bacterium crapper move whatever conception of the embody much as the kidney, spine, and brain. If not aerated properly, TB disease crapper be fatal. TB disease was erst the directive drive of modification in the United States.

TB is distribute finished the expose from digit mortal to another. The bacterium are place into the expose when a mortal with astir TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs or sneezes. People nearby haw expel in these bacterium and embellish infected.

However, not everyone pussy with TB bacterium becomes sick. People who are not displeased hit what is titled latent TB infection. People who hit latent TB incident do not see sick, do not hit whatever symptoms, and cannot distribute TB to others. But, whatever grouping with latent TB incident go on to intend TB disease.

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