I needa know what tuberculosis is. Like what it does to you. Make your answer concise I don't want long answers about the history about it or anything. just what it does to you. and how its spread.
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Its a lung disease. You typically start coughing. They also have TB shots to see if you have been exposed. They do tb testing for most public health jobs or volunteer work.
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google tuberculosis. Or wikipedia it. Do your own homework.
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It is an infection in the lungs that causes them to loose capacity of air they take in. The capacity drops, which means you stop breathing. It is an airborne virus. Coughing, fever, aches and pains (severe).
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TB is most commonly a lung disease. it is a bacteria (an acid-fast mycobacterium if you need to know that -- scientific name is Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that, when left untreated, can kill lung tissue and leave a cavity. it is spread by respiratory droplets (coughing, sneezing, etc) and its pretty seriously contagious. again, if left untreated, it can spread by your blood stream to other organs and your chest cavity and rarely can cause a brain abscess. it is hard to treat, because it is very resistant to medications. for that reason, it is usually treated with a combination of 2-4 drugs.
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It's airborne and attacks your lungs. It's a very slow growing bacteria and can float in the air for up to 11 hours, making it easy for someone else to get. If you have it you will need to be on medications for up to a year. And in most states, if you don't take your medicine, you can be put in jail or on house arrest for that year. Each day a nurse with the health department and a police officer will come to your house and make you take the medicine. It is reportable to the state health department. The CDC tracks it all over the world. That enough info or to much? Merry Christmas.
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I can't believe how lazy you're
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