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Tuberculosis was -- and still is -- caused by the tubercule bacillus. TB is rapidly becoming a major health problem again, and has mutated so that many of the antibiotics that formerly worked to kill the infection no longer are effective.
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What are the cause of tubercolosis?
Tuberculosis caused due to infection with germs called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Robert koch worked on cholera or tuberculosis?
Robert Koch worked on tuberculosis, not cholera. He is known for isolating and identifying the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the cause of the disease.
What microbe cause tuberculosis?
mycobacterium tuberculosis the most common causeother causes aremycobacterium bovismycobacterium africanummycobacterium canettimycobacterium microti
Can tuberculosis cause lesions in the lungs?
YES
What ailment cause by tubercle bacilli?
Tuberculosis.
What is TB cause by?
It is caused by the organism mycobacterium tuberculosis.
What are three diseases caused by bateria?
1. Tuberculosis: The bacteria that cause tuberculosis are called mycobacterium tuberculosis.2. Bubonic Plague: The bacteria that cause the plague are the yersinia pestis variety.3. Cholera: The bacteria that cause Cholera are the vibrio cholerae bacteria that contaminates food stuff and water.
Is tuberculosis airborne?
The cause of tuberculosis is the infectious agent called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This is an aerobic bacterium that does need oxygen or air to survive.
Which scientist demonstrated that a bacterium was the cause of tuberculosis?
The bacillus causing tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, was identified and described by Robert Koch. He received the Nobel Prize in physiology/medicine in 1905 for this discovery.
What is the cause of tuberculosis of ailments respiratory?
tuber culosis is a ailments
What are the causes and signs of tuberculosis?
Cause: infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. signs: depends on where they've got to. If in the lungs, a persistent cough mostly.
How does Tuberculosis cause coughing?
the body is trying to expell the tb bacteria.
