Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs), latent TB infection (LTBI), tuberculin skin test (TST). Root Cause of Disease TB bacteria can live in the body without making you sick. This is called latent TB infection. In most people who breathe in TB bacteria and become infected, the body is able to fight the bacteria to stop them…
Category Archives: Tuberculosis
Radiology in tuberculosis, Active tuberculosis. Root Cause of Disease Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that spread from person to person through microscopic droplets released into the air. This can happen when someone with the untreated, active form of tuberculosis coughs, speaks, sneezes, spits, laughs or sings. Although tuberculosis is contagious, it’s not easy to catch….
Phthisis, Tabes, Schachepheth Root Cause of Disease Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a type of bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Its spread when a person with active TB disease in their lungs coughs or sneezes and someone else inhales the expelled droplets, which contain TB bacteria. Symptoms Although your body can harbor…