Tuberculosis, Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:25 Causes of Tuberculosis 1:29 Symptoms of Tuberculosis 1:45 Diagnosis of Tuberculosis 2:37 Treatment of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the Most infections show no symptoms, in which case it is known as latent About 10 of latent infections progress to active disease which, if left untreated, kills about half of those The classic symptoms of active TB are a chronic cough with bloodcontaining mucus, fever, night sweats, and weight It was historically called consumption due to the weight Infection of other organs can cause a wide range of Tuberculosis is spread from one person to the next through the air when people who have active TB in their lungs cough, spit, speak, or People with latent
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