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Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis spread through droplet transmission?
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The tuberculosis adisease of what?
Tuberculosis (TB) is a caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, and spread person to person through the air.
What causes tuberculous?
Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air, when people who have the disease cough, sneeze, or spit. (Wikipedia)For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Wikipedia) indicated directly below this answer section.
Is tuberculosis airborne?
The cause of tuberculosis is the infectious agent called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This is an aerobic bacterium that does need oxygen or air to survive.
How does tuberculosis transfer?
If you mean how it can "transfer" from person to person. It's through droplet spread, (e.g. when a person with PTB sneezes, coughs, on you, etc)
What is the medical term meaning inhalation transmission?
Airborne or droplet transmission are commonly used to describe infections that are spread through inhalation.
How do you get Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB infection cough, sneeze, or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air.
What is the cause for TB?
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium causes TB. It is spread through the air when a person with TB (whose lungs are affected) coughs, sneezes, spits, laughs, or talks.TB is contagious, but it is not easy to catch. The chances of catching TB from someone you live or work with are much higher than from a stranger. Most people with active TB who have received appropriate treatment for at least 2 weeks are no longer contagious.
What is primary complex in children?
Primary complex or TB infection in children might develop if a child has had Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The most common way it is transmitted is through inhalation. If primary complex is left untreated the child could develop active tuberculosis.
How is tuberculosis spread?
this a highly infectious disease of the lungs. the only way it can be spread is air bound.... ex: this is why it is so likely to cme up in jails. the firsrt thing they do is give you a T.B. shot. if after 3 days O.K. than you're o.k. .....T. W.
What is the most effective prevention against mycobacterium leprae?
is a contagious infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It usually affects the lungs but can attack almost any organ of the body. Like the common cold, TB spreads through the air. Only people who are sick with TB in their lungs are infectious
Is Primary koch infection contagious?
A primary Koch infection, which refers to the initial infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is not typically contagious unless it progresses to active tuberculosis. Active tuberculosis is contagious and can be spread through the air by coughing or sneezing.
How is measles spread?
The disease of measles is spread through droplet transmission. The droplets can come from the nose, throat, or mouth. It is a highly contagious disease.
