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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.
Tuberculosis: Causes and How It Spreads | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Tuberculosis: Causes and How It Spreads Key points Tuberculosis (TB) germs spread through the air from one person to another. TB germs can get into the air when someone with active TB disease coughs, speaks, or sings. People nearby may breathe in these germs and become infected.
Tuberculosis (TB) | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Tuberculosis Data CDC publishes data on a variety of tuberculosis (TB) topics to track progress towards elimination.
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.
Signos y síntomas de la tuberculosis | Tuberculosis | CDC
Los síntomas comunes de tuberculosis activa incluyen tos, dolor de pecho y tos con sangre.
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)
Tuberculosis (TB) often affects the lungs and can lead to several symptoms. Common signs of active TB include a persistent cough, sometimes with mucus or even blood. People might also experience chest pain, weakness or fatigue, unintentional weight loss, fever and night sweats.
Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s top infectious killer. Nearly 4500 people lose their lives and 30 000 people fall ill with TB each day. TB is contagious and airborne. It is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel TB germs into the air. A ...
Signs and Symptoms of Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Symptoms of active tuberculosis (TB) disease depend on where the TB germs are growing in the body. Common symptoms of active TB disease include cough, pain in the chest, and coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm).
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.
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