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3 years ago

What causes tuberculosis

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2 answers:

Ne4ueva [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

See below Alphonsa.

Explanation:

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a slow-growing bacteria that thrive in areas of the body that are rich in blood and oxygen, such as the lungs.

It spreads through infected droplets, released in the air by coughing, sneezing etc, by the affected individual. It usually spreads after a prolonged exposure with the infected individual.

Immunosuppressed (with weak immunity) individuals are at higher risk of contracting the infection, and they include persons with:

Diabetes

Chronic Kidney diseases

Cancer

HIV/AIDS

professor190 [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick.

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