Tuberculosis - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic Tuberculosis, also called TB, is a serious illness that mainly affects the lungs The germs that cause tuberculosis are a type of bacteria Tuberculosis can spread when a person with the illness coughs, sneezes or sings This can put tiny droplets with the germs into the air
Tuberculosis - Wikipedia Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, [3] is a contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria [4] Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body [1]
Tuberculosis: Causes and How It Spreads | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC People with inactive TB, also called latent TB infection, cannot spread TB germs to others 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
Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO) Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria that most often affects the lungs It spreads through the air when people with TB cough, sneeze or spit Tuberculosis is preventable and curable
Tuberculosis Overview - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of TB, has plagued humanity for millennia Diagnostic approaches include the Mantoux skin test and the interferon-gamma release assay, which have diagnostic and predictive limitations
Tuberculosis - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases . . . Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria It is spread through the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks or sings, and people nearby breathe in these bacteria and become infected
Tuberculosis: Symptoms and Causes - Healthline Tuberculosis (TB), a highly infectious disease, primarily affects the lungs Learn more about risk factors, symptoms, prevention, and treatment
Tuberculosis (TB) — symptoms, treatment and vaccine - healthdirect Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis It most often affects your lungs but can affect any part of the body If not diagnosed and treated, it can lead to serious illness and death