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Tuberculosis - Wikipedia
Tuberculosis (/ tjuːˌbɜːrkjuːˈloʊsɪs / tew-BUR-kew-LOH-siss, also / ˌtjuːbər -/ TEW-bər-; 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 initially infects the lungs, but it can also spread to other parts of the body. [1] Most infections ...
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. Another person can then breathe in the droplets, and the germs enter the lungs. Tuberculosis spreads easily where ...
Tuberculosis (TB): Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that usually affects your lungs. Symptoms include persistent cough, fatigue, fever, weight loss and night sweats.
Tuberculosis (TB) | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Signs and Symptoms Common symptoms of active tuberculosis disease include cough, chest pain, and coughing up blood.
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
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air.
Tuberculosis - Harvard Health
What is it? The bacterium that usually causes tuberculosis in humans is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Many millions of people worldwide are infected with tuberculosis. However, most do not s...
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 ...
Tuberculosis (TB) | Definition, Cause, Symptoms, & Treatment - Britannica
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In most forms of the disease, the bacillus spreads slowly and widely in the lungs, causing the formation of hard nodules (tubercles) or large cheeselike masses that break down the respiratory tissues and form cavities in the lungs.
Tuberculosis (TB) - NHS
NHS information about tuberculosis (TB), including symptoms, when to get medical help, treatments and causes.
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