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  2. Post-tuberculosis lung disease - Wikipedia

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    Aspergilloma in an old tuberculosis cavity; healed, calcified tuberculous lesions are also present towards the right of the image Healed tuberculous cavity, where the entire left lung is destroyed. Post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD) is ongoing lung disease that is caused by tuberculosis (TB) but persists after the infection is cured. [1]

  3. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    MTB can withstand weak disinfectants and survive in a dry state for weeks. In nature, the bacterium can grow only within the cells of a host organism, but M. tuberculosis can be cultured in the laboratory. [58] Using histological stains on expectorated samples from phlegm (also called sputum), scientists can identify MTB under a microscope.

  4. List of human disease case fatality rates - Wikipedia

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    Human infectious diseases may be characterized by their case fatality rate (CFR), the proportion of people diagnosed with a disease who die from it (cf. mortality rate).It should not be confused with the infection fatality rate (IFR), the estimated proportion of people infected by a disease-causing agent, including asymptomatic and undiagnosed infections, who die from the disease.

  5. California city declares a public health emergency after ...

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    Nine tuberculosis patients have been hospitalized and one has died, according to the health department. As of Monday, about 175 people had been exposed to tuberculosis as a result of the outbreak.

  6. File:Tuberculosis deaths by region, OWID.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: :Tuberculosis deaths by region Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection which mainly affects the lungs, but can also impact the glands, bones and nervous system. It is an infectious disease which spreads from person-to-person.

  7. File:Tuberculosis world map-Deaths per million persons ...

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  8. Miliary tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Miliary tuberculosis is a form of tuberculosis that is characterized by a wide dissemination into the human body and by the tiny size of the lesions (1–5 mm). Its name comes from a distinctive pattern seen on a chest radiograph of many tiny spots distributed throughout the lung fields with the appearance similar to millet seeds—thus the term "miliary" tuberculosis.

  9. Brian Thompson’s death recalls 2015 murders of reporter ...

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    Video of the terrifying incident ran on the station’s morning news program, capturing the sound of at least eight gunshots, then screams, and briefly showed Flanagan, 41, holding a gun.