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Tuberculosis: Causes and How It Spreads | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Causes Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium (or germ) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. When a person breathes in TB germs, the germs can settle in the lungs and begin to grow. From there, they can move through the blood to other parts of the body, such as the kidney, spine, and brain.
Tuberculosis (TB) | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Testing for Tuberculosis The tuberculosis (TB) blood test and the TB skin test are the two types of tests for TB infection.
Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that most often affect the lungs. TB is curable and preventable and is spread from person to person through the air.
About Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
About Tuberculosis Key points Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Two TB-related conditions exist: inactive TB and active TB disease. Getting tested and treated for TB can protect yourself, your family and friends, and your community.
Tuberculosis: causas y cómo se propaga | Tuberculosis | CDC
Causas La tuberculosis es una enfermedad causada por la bacteria o microbio Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cuando se inhalan, los microbios de la tuberculosis pueden depositarse en los pulmones y comenzar a multiplicarse. Desde allí, pueden desplazarse por la sangre a otras partes del cuerpo, como los riñones, la columna vertebral y el cerebro. Las bacterias de la tuberculosis pueden vivir en ...
Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
La tuberculosis es una enfermedad infecciosa y una de las principales causas de mortalidad a nivel mundial.
Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis Disease | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis Disease At a glance Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). TB bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. If not treated properly, TB disease can be fatal.
Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis Key points Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). TB disease is one of the leading causes of death due to infectious disease in the world. TB disease is preventable and curable.
Signs and Symptoms of Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Common symptoms of active tuberculosis disease include cough, chest pain, and coughing up blood.
Signos y síntomas de la tuberculosis | Tuberculosis | CDC
Los síntomas comunes de tuberculosis activa incluyen tos, dolor de pecho y tos con sangre.
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