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What infectious disease produces small lesions or tubercles in the lungs?
Tuberculosis
What organs to the bacteria that cause tuberculosis typically damage?
The bacteria that cause tuberculosis primarily damage the lungs. If left untreated, the infection can spread from the lungs to affect other organs such as the kidneys, spine, and brain.
How does tuberculosis disease effect healthy cells?
tuberculosis disease affects the cells of the lungs. They infect them with the tuberculosis bacilli making the host vulnerable to other infections in the body.
What causes tubercle lesions?
Tubercle lesions are primarily caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB). When the bacteria invade the body, the immune system responds by forming granulomas, which are small clusters of immune cells that encapsulate the bacteria to prevent their spread. These granulomas can develop into tubercle lesions in the lungs or other affected organs. Additionally, factors such as a weakened immune system and genetic predisposition can influence the formation and severity of these lesions.
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.
What main part of the body tuberculosis attack?
Tuberculosis is found mainly in the lungs.
What lung disease is characterized by casseous lesions?
Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB)
Is tuberculosis adisease of skin liver or lungs?
Lungs
What is the target organ for typhoid?
TB enters the body through the lungs but can also affect other parts of your body, including your kidneys, spine or brain.When TB occurs outside your lungs, signs and symptoms vary according to the organs involved. For example, tuberculosis of the spine may give you back pain, and tuberculosis in your kidneys might cause blood in your urine
Where does tuberculosis most attack?
In the lungs.
What organs does tuberculosis damage?
The organ that is damaged if a person has Tuberculosis (TB) is the lungs.
Is there a disease called spine tuberculosis?
I think it somehow affects the lungs?!?! When the inhaled tuberculosis bacteria enter the lungs, they can multiply and cause a local lung infection (pneumonia).
