
Tuberculosis: Causes and How It Spreads | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Jan 17, 2025 · Causes 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 …
About Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Jan 17, 2025 · About Tuberculosis Key points Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Two TB-related conditions exist: inactive TB and active TB …
Tuberculosis (TB) | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Jan 6, 2025 · Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis Key points Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). TB disease is one of the …
What You Need to Know About Tuberculosis Fact Sheet
Mar 1, 2024 · What You Need to Know About Tuberculosis provides basic information on the transmission, symptoms, testing, and treatment of tuberculosis (TB). The fact sheet is …
Clinical Overview of Tuberculosis Disease
Apr 17, 2025 · 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 …
About Bovine Tuberculosis in Humans | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
May 20, 2024 · About Bovine Tuberculosis in Humans Key points In the United States, most tuberculosis (TB) disease cases in people are caused by germs called Mycobacterium …
Signs and Symptoms of Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) | CDC
Jan 17, 2025 · Signs and Symptoms of Tuberculosis Key points Symptoms of active tuberculosis (TB) disease depend on where the TB germs are growing in the body. Common symptoms of …
Second Nationwide Tuberculosis Outbreak Caused by Bone …
Jan 4, 2024 · Summary What is already known about this topic? Tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks associated with tissue transplantation are rare; one outbreak involving 113 patients occurred …
Clinical Overview of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Disease
Jan 6, 2025 · Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) disease is caused by TB bacteria that are resistant to at least one of the most effective TB medicines. Health care providers should consult a TB …