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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 Mycobac... |
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Symptoms
Tuberculosis was popularly known as consumption for a long time. Scientists know it as an infection caused by M. tube...
Causes
The diagnosis of TB is made on the basis of laboratory test results. The standard test for tuberculosis—which i...
Tests
The diagnosis of TB is made on the basis of laboratory test results. The standard test for tuberculosis—which i...
Treatments
Surgical treatment of TB may be used if medications are ineffective. There are three surgical treatments for pulmonar...
Drugs
Most patients with TB can recover if given appropriate medication for a sufficient length of time. Three principles ...
Complications
Modern surgical methods have a good outcome in most cases in which they are needed. Miliary tuberculosis is still fat...
Prevention
Tuberculosis spreads by droplet infection. This type of transmission means that when a TB patient exhales, coughs, or...
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