The disease resulting from infection by bacteria from the genus Mycobacteria. Primarily caused by complex-forming M.Tuberculosis or M. Bovis the disease is predominantly transmitted by respiratory secretions and suprisingly, is not very contagious. Infection by tubercule bacillus results in chronic lesion-forming in pulmonary tissues. Disease progression is long-term and lesion dissemination can be fatal.
by chez1986 June 11, 2007
Get the tuberculosismug. Also known as consumption, tuberculosis or TB is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria. It attacks the lungs and respiratory system, but can also attack the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, bones, joints and even the skin.
Symptoms include chest pains, coughing blood, prolonged coughing, chills, night sweats, pallor, lose of appetite, weight lose, and easy fatigue. Though tuberculosis is not known for being especially contagious, it can be rather easy to transmit, since TB is spread through infected aerosols via coughing, spitting, speaking, kissing, and sneezing. Tuberculosis attacks everybody differently. While it can take months to years for the TB infection to become the TB disease in some people, it can easily become the full flight disease in some people in a matter of weeks.
If left untreated, TB causes death. (duh)
Since tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria, treatment is available via antibiotics, though there is currently no vaccine for adults.
Due to medicial attention toward HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis has resurged.
Symptoms include chest pains, coughing blood, prolonged coughing, chills, night sweats, pallor, lose of appetite, weight lose, and easy fatigue. Though tuberculosis is not known for being especially contagious, it can be rather easy to transmit, since TB is spread through infected aerosols via coughing, spitting, speaking, kissing, and sneezing. Tuberculosis attacks everybody differently. While it can take months to years for the TB infection to become the TB disease in some people, it can easily become the full flight disease in some people in a matter of weeks.
If left untreated, TB causes death. (duh)
Since tuberculosis is caused by a bacteria, treatment is available via antibiotics, though there is currently no vaccine for adults.
Due to medicial attention toward HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis has resurged.
On a lighter note, tuberculosis is probably the most overused disease found in historical manga/anime.
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by gunslingergirlvy_c_e March 14, 2008
Get the tuberculosismug. by giant fetus August 31, 2006
Get the tuberculosismug. During foreplay, while a man is licking a woman's pussy, her period comes, the man accidentally inhales her menstruation blood, then in a coughing fit, the blood is sprayed all over the woman's body
by AllFiftyStatesBaby May 6, 2018
Get the Tennessee Tuberculosismug. by Boozyman September 9, 2018
Get the tuberculosis expressmug. "Young Tuberculosis" is a rapper on SoundCloud who's profile is Young Tb. Sources close confirm that the "Tb" in his name does indeed stand for Tuberculosis.
by RawRavioli420 January 17, 2019
Get the Young Tuberculosismug. You’ll find the fast food establishment Taco Bell is frequently abbreviated as TB. TB is otherwise known as tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs. Thus Tuberculosis in a context of dining is fungible with the name Taco Bell.
by IndianQueen September 30, 2022
Get the Tuberculosismug.