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It can be quite lethal depending on the strain and various health factors. It is a serious illness, but can be treatable (once again, depending on the strain of tuberculosis involved and other factors). It can also lie dormant, in spore form, in the lungs for long periods of time causing little to no harm, it can even stay like that for the rest of a person's life. Some people may even have it without having symptoms.
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What is the death toll for having tuberculosis in Africa?
What is the tuberculosis death toll in africa
The tuberculosis adisease of what?
Tuberculosis (TB) is a caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, and spread person to person through the air.
Can history of asthma lead to tuberculosis?
no
What organs does tuberculosis damage?
The organ that is damaged if a person has Tuberculosis (TB) is the lungs.
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.
The Masque of the Red Death contracting the illness?
Tuberculosis .
What caused the death of Napoleon II?
He died of Tuberculosis.
What is the reason of Jose maria panganiban death?
tuberculosis
To catch tuberculosis a person must?
To get tuberculosis, a person must be exposed to the air exhaled by an infected person for an extended period of time in a confined area.
Who was the first person to get tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis is named for the bacterium that causes it, "mycobacterium tuberculosis", which was first "seen" by Robert Koch, a German physician. Tuberculosis used to be called "consumption".
What is a tubercolosis?
Tuberculosis is a chronic lung disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. If not treated properly,death may occur.
How does one get Tuberculosis?
Passed on from bacteria. Either from a person with tuberculosis coughing on them or if they used a cup that someone with tuberculosis just used etcc.. x
