Tuberculosis

Infectious and contagious mycobacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs.

 The bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) are spread through the air in tiny droplets released by coughs or sneezes (when a person with active TB coughs, sneezes or transmits respiratory fluids through the air). Most people exposed to TB never develop symptoms because the bacteria can live in an inactive form in the body. But if the immune system weakens (with age, sickness etc) TB can become active.



   Symptoms  Cough, hemoptysis, night sweats, fever, fatigue, weight loss