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Where is tb's located in the body?
Every where
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.
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.
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.
Tb does not affect which part of body?
hair and nails
How does Tuberculosis cause coughing?
the body is trying to expell the tb bacteria.
Can you die from tb?
Yes, untreated tuberculosis (TB) can be fatal. TB is a serious bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs but can also spread to other parts of the body if not treated promptly. With proper medical treatment, most cases of TB can be cured.
What is tubercluelosis?
Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious disease that primarily attacks the lungs but can also effect various other systems within your body. TB is generally caused by mycobacteria.
How long can TB virus live outside the body?
1 day
Is TB a bacteria and lives but is inactive in the body?
TB is not a bacteria but a mycobacterium. Most people who become infected do get sick but not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick.Roughly 5% of people infected with M. tuberculosis actually develop TB. But there are people who are infected but not sick. They have latent TB infection. Those who have a latent infection are asymptomatic, do not feel sick, and are not contagious.In short it is not considered a bacteria and in some cases it does be come inactive.
