Tuberculosis
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What is Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by bacteria in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, most often Mycobacterium tuberculosis . It primarily affects the lungs, but it can also involve lymph nodes, bones, kidneys, the brain, and other organs. At the biological…
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Symptoms of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis can produce a wide range of symptoms, but the most characteristic ones are a persistent cough, fever, night sweats, weight loss, fatigue, and, in some cases, chest pain or coughing up blood. These symptoms arise because Mycobacterium tuberculosis triggers a…
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Causes of Tuberculosis
What causes Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis is caused by infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis , but the disease develops only when that organism successfully enters the body, evades immune defenses, and establishes infection in the lungs or other organs. In many people,…
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Treatment for Tuberculosis
What treatments are used for Tuberculosis? The main treatment is a prolonged course of antibiotic therapy using multiple drugs that kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis or stop it from multiplying. In some cases, additional interventions are needed to manage complications, remove damaged tissue,…
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Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, often abbreviated as TB, is diagnosed by combining clinical suspicion with targeted testing rather than by a single symptom or one universal test. The disease is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis , a slow-growing bacterium that most often infects the lungs…
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Prevention of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis , a bacterium that primarily spreads through airborne particles released when a person with active pulmonary or laryngeal TB coughs, speaks, or sings. Because transmission depends on exposure to these particles…
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FAQ about Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, often called TB, is a contagious infection that most commonly affects the lungs, but it can also involve other parts of the body. Many people know TB as an older disease, yet it remains a major global health problem and…