Look up: tuberculosis

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   Tuberculosis
   Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease in humans and animals caused by the bacteria tubercule bacillus and characterised by the formation of tubercles in bodily tissues, especially the lungs.
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   tuberculosis
   [n] - infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
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   tuberculosis
   TB is a highly contagious, bacterial disease which affects the lungs and other parts of the body. It can be treated with antibiotics.
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   tuberculosis
   Infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It takes several forms, of which pulmonary tuberculosis is by far the most common. A vaccine, BCG, was developed around 1920 and...
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   Tuberculosis
   Infectious disease.
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   Tuberculosis
   an infectious bacterial disease transmitted through the air that mainly affects the lungs
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   Tuberculosis
   TB is a complex illness. My attempts at a description in everyday English has been in progress for several months
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   Tuberculosis
   A slowly progressive infectious disease, which may affect many parts of the body, but which most notably causes a long standing infection of the lungs. Because of its slow onset, it is sometimes difficult to diagnose, but it can usually be cured with appropriate drugs
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   Tuberculosis
   A chronic infectious disease that can affect a variety of organs. The most common variety is pulmonary tuberculosis or consumption, passed on via droplets in coughs and sneezes. Tuberculosis of the lymph glands in the neck was called scrofula or King's Evil. The disease could be contracted through infected milk. See consumption and King's Evil
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    tuberculosis
    A serious infection of the lung requiring long term drug therapy
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    Tuberculosis
    A bacterial disease which affects the lungs.
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    Tuberculosis
    Our Tuberculosis Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis: A highly contagious infection caused by the bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Abbreviated TB. Tubercles (tiny lumps) are a characteristic finding in TB. Diagnosis may be made by skin test, which if positive should will ...
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    tuberculosis
    an infectious disease affecting all groups of vertebrates, including domesticated animals and humans, caused by bacteria of the genus Mycobacterium (M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. avium) and characterised by the formation of granulomatous lesions, which are frequently multiple and tend to be nodular in form. Bodily wasting is a regular feature of the condition; other signs vary according to the sit...
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    tuberculosis
    <disease, microbiology> An infection caused by a species of Mycobacterium, still remains a major worldwide health problem. Although deaths from this disease have declined since the 1950's there has been some increase in tuberculosis incidence. ... Tuberculosis is transmitted from person to person by an aerosol of organisms suspended in tiny dr ...
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    tuberculosis
    TB noun infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
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    tuberculosis
    a lung disease
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    Tuberculosis
    `Tuberculosis` (abbreviated as `TB` for `tubercle bacillus` or `T`u`b`erculosis) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly `Mycobacterium tuberculosis`. Tuberculosis most commonly attacks the lungs (as pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary system, bones, joints and even the skin. Other mycobacteria such as `Mycobacterium bovis`, ...
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    tuberculosis
    (too-bur″ku-lo´sis) any of the infectious diseases of humans or other animals caused by species of Mycobacterium and characterized by the formation of tubercles and caseous necrosis in the tissues. The usual causative species are M. tuberculosis and M. bovis. Tuberculosis varies widely in its manifestations and tends to...
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    Tuberculosis
    • (n.) A constitutional disease characterized by the production of tubercles in the internal organs, and especially in the lungs, where it constitutes the most common variety of pulmonary consumption.
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    tuberculosis
    infectious disease that is caused by the tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In most forms of the disease, the bacillus spreads slowly and ... [35 related articles]
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    tuberculosis
    tuberculosis (medicine)
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    tuberculosis
    A specific disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the tubercle bacillus, which can affect almost any tissue or organ of the body, the most common seat of the disease being the lungs. Primary tuberculosis is typically a mild or asymptomatic local pulmonary infection. Regional lymph nodes may become involved, but in otherwise he...
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    tuberculosis
    A group of infectious diseases caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) was once common worldwide: in 1906 it killed 1 in every 500 persons in the US. Its incidence has fallen greatly and continues to fall in developed countries, although it remains a major problem in poo...
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    Tuberculosis
    A highly contagious, infectious bacterial disease transmitted through the air that mainly affects the lungs. A skin test can be done to indicate infection. If not treated properly, TB can cause death. Because the risk of untreated tuberculosis is greater than the risk of medications used to treat the infection, pregnant women should be treated ...
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    tuberculosis
    tuberculosis (TB), contagious, wasting disease caused by any of several mycobacteria. The most common form of the disease is tuberculosis of the lungs (pulmonary consumption, or phthisis), but the intestines, bones and joints, the skin, and the genitourinary, lymphatic, and nervous systems may also ...
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