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  2. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, [7] is a contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. [1]

  3. There's a growing TB outbreak in Kansas. What are the ... - AOL

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    Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tuberculosis usually affects the lungs ...

  4. Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), also known as Koch's bacillus, is a species of pathogenic bacteria in the family Mycobacteriaceae and the causative agent of tuberculosis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch , M. tuberculosis has an unusual, waxy coating on its cell surface primarily due to the presence of mycolic acid .

  5. TB outbreak: Kansas health officials report 67 cases since 2024

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    Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two TB-related conditions exist: inactive ...

  6. Mycobacterium - Wikipedia

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    Mycobacterium is a genus of over 190 species in the phylum Actinomycetota, assigned its own family, Mycobacteriaceae.This genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) and leprosy in humans.

  7. Historical Tuberculosis Surge in Kansas: 'Largest Outbreak ...

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    These days, the disease, which is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is treated with specific antibiotics — sometimes for as long as nine months, the Cleveland Clinic says. TB ...

  8. List of zoonotic diseases - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium bovis: infected cattle, deer, llamas, pigs, domestic cats, wild carnivores (foxes, coyotes) and omnivores (possums, mustelids and rodents) milk, exhaled air, sputum, urine, faeces and pus from infected animals Tularemia (rabbit fever) Francisella tularensis: lagomorphs (type A), rodents (type B), birds

  9. Pathogenic bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, one of the diseases with the highest disease burden is tuberculosis, which killed 1.4 million people in 2019, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. [4]