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The cause of tuberculosis is the infectious agent called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This is an aerobic bacterium that does need oxygen or air to survive.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoYes. Tuberculosis is passed from person to person through the air when someone with the disease coughs or sneezes.
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What infection can you get from airborne droplets?
Tuberculosis
Can my child get tuberculosis from someone that kisses on the cheek with tuberculosis?
Yes, because it is airborne.
What action must be taken if one has been in contact with a tuberculosis carrier?
what kinds of precations are necssary in tuberculosis
Causes of primary complex?
Primary complex is another term that refers to tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease that is spread through coughing, talking, sneezing and breathing.
Is tuberculosis a respiratory disease?
Yes and No! TB is most common in the lungs but can affect the spine, skin, genitals, kidneys and brain
Infection spread by airborne bacteria a recent alarming increase in drug users and aid's victims?
Tuberculosis
Can you get TB Tuberculosis from touching surfaces or clothing of a infected person?
You certainly can.
What Are The Symptoms Of Airborne Diseases?
Strephococcus, Straphococcus, Tuberculosis, and other viral and bacterial infections.
What are three ways to get an infectious disease?
You can get an infectious disease through airborne transmission, bloodborne transmission, sexual transmission, or oral/fecal route, to name a few. Tuberculosis is airborne, HIV is bloodborne or sexual, polio is oral/fecal.
What is brain tuberculosis called?
Yes, it is. Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious, airborne disease that typically affects the lungs. TB is caused by a bacterium. If the infection is not treated quickly, the bacteria can travel through the bloodstream to infect other organs and tissues. Sometimes, the bacteria will travel to the meninges, which are the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Infected meninges can result in a life-threatening condition known as meningeal tuberculosis. Meningeal tuberculosis is also known as tubercular meningitis or TB meningitis.
Why is it necessary to use strong disinfectants in areas exposed to tuberculosis patients?
Tuberculosis is highly contagious, airborne, and occurs mostly in the lungs, meaning it causes lots of coughing. Coughing itself helps spread the disease, and it's incredibly damaging, and fatal to infants, so preventing its spread is incredibly important.
How many people have tuberculosis because of cigarette since 2011?
Tuberculosis (TB) is from the result of contracting an airborne droplet organism called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is not related to cigarette smoking unless you share a cigarette with someone that has Tuberculosis. The most accurate test for Tuberculosis is a simple skin test that can be done in any hospital or clinic setting and requires 72 hours to read the results. The testing requires 2 visits...the first to get a intradermal injection that feels like a bee-sting and then you return to get the "wheal" read, by touching the site, which is done by a licensed medical professional.
