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Most patients never develop symptoms, but about 10% of infected people develop serious, prolonged lung disease.
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What are the germ's for mycobacterium tuberculosis?
the most common strain that causes tuberculosis in humans is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. there are also other strains, but in terms of incidence, they do not cause much damage in humans. examples of this is Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium africanum. these strains are more common in animals.
Is tuberculosis a viruse or a bacteria?
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused mainly by mycobacterium in humans. This disease usually attacks lungs.
What is the difference between bovine tuberculosis and tuberclosis?
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a form of tuberculosis (TB) that predominately affects cows, but is a zoonosis so can be transmitted to humans amongst other mammals. All forms of tuberculosis derive from bacteria from the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; the common form of tuberculosis that affects the majority of the human population is an infection of mycobacterium tuberculosos, whereas bovine tuberculosis is an infection of mycobacterium bovis. Symptoms and effects of both infections are indistinguishable, and therefore treatments consist of the same drugs and for the same period of time.
What are some bacteria that cause diseases?
Pathogenic bacteria are bacteria that cause bacterial infections to humans. Tuberculosis is one of the common diseases that are caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Other common infections caused by Pathogenic bacteria are typhoid fever, diphtheria, tetanus, and syphilis.
What are mycobacterium?
Mycobacterium are a species of aerobic, non-motile bacteria which cause intestinal diseases in humans. The 'myco' in the name refers to the waxy compounds in their cell wall.
Most common victims Mycobacterium leprae preys upon?
humans and animals
Is tuberculosis a virus?
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused mainly by mycobacterium in humans. This disease usually attacks lungs.
Can tuberculosis travel from horses to humans?
Technically yes it can, so long as it is a strain that is infectious to both horses and humans. However, horses are pretty resistant to tuberculosis.
When was tuberculosis first detected?
It has been found in a bison that lived approximately 18,000 years ago. Prehistoric humans also had tuberculosis, but it is unclear if humans first contracted the disease from animals.
What is human distemper?
Canine distemper can infect humans. When it infects humans it is known as Paget's disease. It increases the production of osteoclasts. Distemper in dogs will not produce distemper in humans, it is a different disease in humans.
Do female seahorses give male seahorses trichomoniasis?
Trichomonas vaginalis infects only humans, not seahorses.
Are humans the only reservoir for chickenpox virus?
Yes. As with many different diseases it is species specific. That means that it will affect humans. We do not get canine distemper which infects dogs.
