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Q: Which parts of the body does TB attack?
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How many tuberculosis are there?

Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious disease that usually affects the lungs but that can attack other parts of the body. There are two forms of TB: TB infection and TB disease. Most people with TB have TB infection.


What went on with Mother Teresa's health?

She had malaria and TB (not quite shore about TB) and died of a heart attack and a stroke simultaneously.


Where is tb's located in the body?

Every where


What is a TB disease?

TB is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacterium. It can lead to serious complications and even death, especially if the body is weakened by other health problems. TB is rare in the UK and it can usually be treated with antibiotics. However, it's a common cause of death in less developed parts of the world.


Do elephants attack well?

Yes bacause their tusk can stab your body parts and jam you into anything


What Infectious diseases attack the respiratory system?

You can get things such as TB (tuberculosis), pneumonia.


Where is TB usually found in the body?

In the lungs.


How do you find out what the abbreviation TB means pertaining to a 1986 jeep cj7?

TB stands for Throttle Body


Can a fully cured TB patient be suspected to have latent TB?

Yes, it is possible that a person previously diagnosed with active TB and was completely cured be suspected to haveÊlatent TB. Aside from the medicine that cured the patient of active TB, there is also a high chance that the body's immune system has controlled the infection but unable to completely remove it from the body. Hence, the infection remains in the body, lying in an inactive or latent state.


What body parts lions use to survive?

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How does the body defends itself against the TB bacteria?

The immune system attacks the foreign antigen as if it were any bacterial infection. The B-cell lymphocytes mark the TB with antibodies that helps it remember the bacteria in the future. The macrophage then consumes the TB bacteria and keeps it latent, and the TB is unable to infect the body or be contagious. However, if the immune system fails to contain the TB, or it becomes weakened by age, malnutrition or another disease like AIDS, the TB bacteria can escape and infect the body, which is why people can get TB during old age or without a TB infected person coming in contact with them.


What is the most effective prevention against mycobacterium leprae?

is a contagious infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It usually affects the lungs but can attack almost any organ of the body. Like the common cold, TB spreads through the air. Only people who are sick with TB in their lungs are infectious