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Categories: Healthcare-associated infections, Health in Africa, Infectious causes of cancer, Mycobacterium-related cutaneous conditions, Vaccine-preventable diseases
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tuberculosis  TB  T.B.  consumption  pulmonary tuberculosis
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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) WordNet 3.0
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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) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Tuberculosis, also known as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Wikipedia
Infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis Wikidata
An infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. OmegaWiki
A common and deadly infectious disease that is caused by mycobacteria, primarily Mycobacterium tuberculosis. OmegaWiki
An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. Wiktionary
Infectious disease. Wiktionary (translation)
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