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Tuberculosis! It's an infection, usually in the lungs.
It is caused by a bacterial microorganism, the tubercle bacillus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB infection can either be acute and short-lived or chronic and long-term.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agobacteria entering the lungs.... it can enter by colse contact and some symptoms are coughing up blood and waking up with a cold sweat at night and fatigue.
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Can shingles cause TB?
Shingles will not cause TB.
Can exosure to tb cause shingles?
No it will not cause shingles.
Does eating potatoes give you TB?
Eating potatoes does not cause TB. TB is a disease generally caught from other human beings.
What is TB cause by?
It is caused by the organism mycobacterium tuberculosis.
What other issues can cause a positive reading of a TB skin test?
exposure to TB and having had a BCG vaccine.
How does Tuberculosis cause coughing?
the body is trying to expell the tb bacteria.
Is TB meningitis is one of the leading cause of child mortality in the Philippines?
Yes
TB Stands for?
TB typically stands for tuberculosis. This is a serious respiratory infection that can cause an infected person to cough up blood, to be short of breath, and to die. It is possible to test for the presence of TB with a simple skin test.
What organism cause respiratory diseases?
its bacteria, like a common example is tubersulosis TB.
What does the tb vaccination do?
The BCG vaccine contains a strain of mycobacterium bovis, which is a bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) in cattle. The bacteria have been altered so that they do not cause a TB infection but make your immune system produce antibodies. These make you immune (resistant) to the disease.
Why is the reemergence of TB particularly alarming?
The reemergence of TB, a formerly rare disease, is alarming because it shows that the bacteria that cause it have become resistant to the common treatments used for it, which means that treatments won't be as effective which will result in a higher number of TB infections and deaths.
When was TB or Not TB created?
TB or Not TB was created on 2005-11-01.
