Tuberculosis

Ben Davison & Trish Peterson

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Tuberculosis for short, is a infection found in the lungs caused by slow-growing bacteria that grows mainly in areas of the body that have a lot of blood and oxygen. Tuberculosis is one of the bacterias found in the Mycobacterium family.======

**How People can get Tuberculosis.**
A person may get tuberculosis from breathing in miniature paricles or from being in close contact with another person who has tuberculosis.

Most Commonly Found
Tuberculosis is most commonly found in the lungs of the human body. This disease is most commonly found in the parts of the world like Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe,

Symptomes

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If left untreated
If tuberculosis is left untreated it may cause permanent damage to the lungs, respiratory tracts and it may affect other parts of the body. Also, it can cause permanent disability and can sometimes be fatal. =**Pictures**=

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