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Yes. Robert Koch discover the Infection so Tuberculosis was also called Koch's Infection.
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∙ 13y agofirst recognised by zoologists koch.hence the name.
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What is another term for tuberculosis?
Historically it was called "Consumption". The historical term "consumption" came about due to the weight loss associated with the disease.
What is the medical term meaning consumption?
The disease referred to as consumption is called tuberculosis in medical terms.
What disease does helen burns suffer from in Jane Eyre?
Helen Burns suffers from consumption, which is an archaic term for tuberculosis. This disease contributes to her eventual death in the novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë.
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 difference of primary koch's to koch's disease?
The unspecific term ''primary Koch's infection" is noncontagious lymph node tuberculosis in godchildren, and animals.
Why primary complex is not a communicable disease?
ya primary complex is acommunicable disease. a primary complex is a term used to describe tuberculosis of the lungs, this term is used when being applied to children who have the infection. Children is not communicable, it's always been from adult to adult or from adult to child but never from child to child or from child to adult.
What is the disease-cause for coughing more than a month?
Usually a month long cough might be caused by Tuberculosis or long term infections present in the lungs.
What is the T.B jab for?
the t.b jab is to stop people from getting Tuberculosis a disease that effects the lungs and in the long term makes you die. People now don't get the TB jab in England, only in other countries when they come into the UK.
What is a sanatorium?
A Sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, typically tuberculosis. In other words you could put it as an Asylum.
Which disease is worse tuberculosis or pneumonia?
It depends on the patient, the patient's condition, and the extent of the condition. Tuberculosis is a disease while pneumonia is a result of disease.Tuberculosis is definitely the more serious disease, is communicable, and can cause significant lung damage. However, mild cases of tuberculosis are often treated with little long-term effect. Pneumonia, while often treatable, can develop from several sources and in fact can be fatal. While neither is preferable, pneumonia would usually be the less severe health problem for an otherwise healthy adult.
What name is TB also known as?
medical term. tuberculosis
What disease is the v58.69?
Long-term (current) use of other medications
