Tuberculosis (TB)

Cause

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, slow-growing bacteria that thrive in areas of the body that are rich in blood and oxygen, such as the lungs.


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Author: Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Merrill Hayden		Last Updated: July 25, 2007
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Alfred A. Lardizabal, MD - Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine/Tuberculosis
Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine

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