It is caused by the organism mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Shingles will not cause TB.
No it will not cause shingles.
Eating potatoes does not cause TB. TB is a disease generally caught from other human beings.
exposure to TB and having had a BCG vaccine.
the body is trying to expell the tb bacteria.
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.
Yes
its bacteria, like a common example is tubersulosis TB.
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.
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.
TB or Not TB was created on 2005-11-01.
A positive TB test is an immune response to the material that was injected. It takes the body 48 hours to produce the appropriate response, which is usually a welt. If you didn't have a reaction within 48-72 hours, you are most likely TB negative. Sometimes the injection itself can cause some bruising/redness which can cause a little lump in time.