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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)

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Pulmonary tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.

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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that can be caused by two organisms Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis.

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