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Can Tuberculosis be passed down through heredity

Can Tuberculosis be passed down through heredity?
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Infectious Diseases - 4 Answers
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1 :
No, it is not. It is spread by contact.
2 :
Can Tuberculosis be passed down through heredity? No tuberculosis is NOT hereditary. That is a common myth. Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine. A person with TB can die if they do not get treatment.
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TB is an airborne disease. You can catch it through someone breathing on you, that has it. It is not hereditary.
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No. TB is a respiratory disease acquired by inhaling the microbacterium tuberculi. To identify whether or not you have been exposed to someone with TB, you would have to get a PPD skin test performed. If it is positive, if just means you've been exposed, it does not necessarily mean you have the TB infection

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