Tuberculosis Medical Terminology

Tuberculosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs. The bacteria that cause tuberculosis are spread from person to person through tiny droplets released into the air via coughs and sneezes. Once rare in developed countries, tuberculosis infections began increasing in 1985, partly beca… See more

TB Terms | TB | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and …

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Directly observed therapy (DOT) . If you get DOT, you will meet with a health care worker …

Tuberculosis TB | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Key points about TB Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that usually infects the lungs. It may also affect the kidneys, spine, and brain. Being infected with the TB bacterium is …

Tuberculosis | definition of tuberculosis by Medical …

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An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the tubercle bacillus and …

Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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The Origin Of The Word 'Tuberculosis'

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Tuberculosis, of course, gets its name from the Latin word tuber, which is a botanical term for an underground structure consisting of a solid rounded outgrowth of a stem of a more or less …

Glossary of TB Terms - University of Florida

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tuberculosis contains tubercle bacilli, whereas a negative culture contains no detectable tubercle bacilli daily regimen – a treatment schedule in which the patient takes a dose of …

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Tuberculous meningitis When TB bacteria reach the meninges (a set of membranes that enclose the brain) through the bloodstream and create lesions, this can result in …

Tuberculosis Medical Terminology Flashcards | Quizlet

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TB is an air-borne disease, and this refers to 1-10 MTB bacilli as an aerosol exposure. Droplet nuclei A particle generated by infectious person that can contain 1-3 MTB Primary …