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Tuberculosis

An infectious disease caused by bacteria that usually affects the lungs.

Tuberculosis spreads through the air when infected people cough or sneeze.

Common symptoms include:

  • persistent cough
  • fever
  • weight loss
  • night sweats

Related:

  • lungs
  • outbreak
  • infectious disease