Tuberculosis is named after the microbiologist, Robert Koch who discovered the tubercle bacillus in 1882. Tuberculosis is also called the Koch's disease.
Pott's disease is a type of extrapulmonary (outside of the lungs) tuberculosis. It affects the bones of the spine in a way similar to arthritis.
It is an old word for the disease Tuberculosis.
There is none
Tuberculosis is best classified as an infectious disease.
Pott's disease is when you have tuberculosis that spreads to your spine. So in order to have Pott's disease, you need to have had tuberculosis.
She had TB (tuberculosis), or what was commonly referred to as "consumption" in those days.
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease generally spread through the air by coughing or sneezing.
No, Tuberculosis can be caught by anyone of any age.
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is not caused by a virus.
Tuberculosis is a disease that is always caused by a bacterial infection, specifically Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused mainly by mycobacterium in humans. This disease usually attacks lungs.
The correct spelling is "tuberculosis" (a lung disease).