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Another term for tuberculosis is TB. It was historically known as consumption, due to the way it seemed to “consume” a person through severe weight loss and fatigue. TB is a contagious bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs but can also impact other body parts.
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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.
What is the medical term meaning consumption?
The medical term for consumption is "tuberculosis." Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. The term "consumption" was historically used to describe the wasting away of the body that often occurred in advanced stages of tuberculosis.
What name is TB also known as?
medical term. tuberculosis
What is the illness called consumption?
Consumption was a historical term for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection primarily affecting the lungs. It was once a major public health concern before the development of antibiotics.
What is consumption that Beethoven parents died from?
Consumption was another word for tuberculosis.
What is the medical term for Caused by bacteria?
Bacterial means pertaining to (or caused by) bacteria.
What are some preventions for tuberculosis?
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Is primary complex considered as tuberculosis?
Primary complex is another name for tuberculosis (TB). Drugs can treat this condition, some of those are: isoniazid (Laniazid, Nydrazid), rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane), pyrazinamide (pms-Pyrazinamide, Tebrazid) and ethambutol (Myambutol) - taken over at least a six month period.
What medical term for skin test used to determine the presence of tuberculosis infection?
The only thing I've heard the skin test for tuberculosis called is the tuberculin skin test.
Why koch's disease is the other term for tuberculosis?
Yes. Robert Koch discover the Infection so Tuberculosis was also called Koch's Infection.
What is another name for tuberculosis?
"consumption" is another name for TB, believe it or not.
What is the name of a wasting disease in human beings?
Well, tuberculosis is one. Cancer is another.
