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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
Public Health Professionals Information for Tuberculosis Programs CDC has resources, information, and guidance to support U.S. tuberculosis programs.
Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on tuberculosis (TB): includes key facts, definition, global impact, treatment, HIV and TB, multidrug-resistant TB and WHO response.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
Tuberculosis (TB) | Tuberculosis | CDC
La tuberculosis o TB es causada por una bacteria llamada Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tuberculosis is mostly curable but without proper treatment, about two thirds of people who get TB will die. Since 2000, about 83 million lives have been saved through effective diagnosis and treatment. Most people who have TB disease can be cured with a course of 4 antimicrobials lasting 6 months, or even 4 months in some cases.
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