Infectious Diseases: Control and Prevention

Treatment for Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium tuberculosis which spread through the lymph nodes and blood stream to any organ in your body. It is most commonly found in the lungs which attack the lungs and it can also attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine and brain. Tuberculosis is a deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis and it is transmitted through air via droplets through cough and sneeze. Most of the infections do not have symptoms and this condition is called as latent tuberculosis which should be treated immediately otherwise it leads to death. Tuberculosis mainly affects lungs and other parts of the body as well.