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Pulmonary Tuberculosis Learning Center

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Pulmonary tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). You can get tuberculosis by breathing in air droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 17, 2008
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection that mainly involves the lungs, but may spread to other organs.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 17, 2008
Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious and potentially fatal disease that can affect almost any part of the body but manifests mainly as an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberc...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Tuberculosis is a chronic, infectious disease that primarily attacks the lungs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs. It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Altho...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal contagious disease that can affect almost any part of the body but is mainly an infection of the lungs . It is caused by a bacterial microorganism: the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Alth...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
A chronic, infectious disease primarily attacking the lungs. Tuberculosis (TB) is an chronic, infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily attacks the lungs. The tubercle bacillus is transmitted by droplets when an infect...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease, has been present throughout ancient and modern history. TB rates in the United States are on the decline after a resurgence from 1985 to 1992. However, TB continues to be a major killer in much of the worl...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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