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Tuberculosis is named for the bacterium that causes it, "mycobacterium tuberculosis", which was first "seen" by Robert Koch, a German physician. Tuberculosis used to be called "consumption".
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The tuberculosis adisease of what?
Tuberculosis (TB) is a caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, and spread person to person through the air.
When did Albert Calmette discover tuberculosis?
Albert Calmette did NOT discover tuberculosis. He was only trying to cure it. In 1882, the German microbiologist Robert Koch discovered that Mycobacterium Tuberculosis caused tuberculosis. However, the discoverer of tuberculosis is not one person, but many scientists who have described the disease.The first person to describe the disease was Hippocrates, a Greek physician. This shows that tuberculosis has existed for 15,000 to 20,000 years.
How does one get a tuberculosis?
yes. secondary tuberculosis which is more common in adult is actually the reactivation of the bacterial (M. Tuberculosis) which remain dormant in the lung after the first infection that can go back years ago.
What organs does tuberculosis damage?
The organ that is damaged if a person has Tuberculosis (TB) is the lungs.
Is tuberculosis airborne?
The cause of tuberculosis is the infectious agent called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This is an aerobic bacterium that does need oxygen or air to survive.
To catch tuberculosis a person must?
To get tuberculosis, a person must be exposed to the air exhaled by an infected person for an extended period of time in a confined area.
How does one get Tuberculosis?
Passed on from bacteria. Either from a person with tuberculosis coughing on them or if they used a cup that someone with tuberculosis just used etcc.. x
What are the vectors of tuberculosis?
There is no vector for the spread of TB.It is primarily spread person to person
Who is affected by tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis (Known years ago as consumption) almost always affects the lungs.
How do you catch tuberculosis?
It is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is transmitted from person to other by droplet nuclei which are aerosolized by coughing,sneezing and speaking.
Can a person live with one lung who has tuberculosis?
no it is not possible that an person can live with out one lung
How can identify person had tuberculosis years ago?
The person will show antibodies in a blood test.
