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What (who) is Tuberculous - definition
![[[Egyptian mummy]] in the [[British Museum]] – tubercular decay has been found in the spine.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mummy at British Museum.jpg?width=200 "[[Egyptian mummy]] in the [[British Museum]] – tubercular decay has been found in the spine.")
![The Sick Child]]'' by [[Edvard Munch]], 1885–1886, depicts the illness of his sister Sophie, who died of tuberculosis when Edvard was 14; his mother also died of the disease.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Munch Det Syke Barn 1885-86.jpg?width=200 "The Sick Child]]'' by [[Edvard Munch]], 1885–1886, depicts the illness of his sister Sophie, who died of tuberculosis when Edvard was 14; his mother also died of the disease.")
![[[Scanning electron micrograph]] of ''M. tuberculosis''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mycobacterium tuberculosis.jpg?width=200 "[[Scanning electron micrograph]] of ''M. tuberculosis''")
![stained red]]) in [[sputum]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TB in sputum.png?width=200 "stained red]]) in [[sputum]]")
![Microscopy of tuberculous epididymitis. [[H&E]] stain](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tuberculous epididymitis Low Power.jpg?width=200 "Microscopy of tuberculous epididymitis. [[H&E]] stain")
![Tuberculosis phototherapy treatment on 3 March 1934, in [[Kuopio]], [[Finland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tubi - 1234,0186.jpg?width=200 "Tuberculosis phototherapy treatment on 3 March 1934, in [[Kuopio]], [[Finland]]")
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Wikipedia
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in which case it is known as latent tuberculosis. Around 10% of latent infections progress to active disease which, if left untreated, kill about half of those affected. Typical symptoms of active TB are chronic cough with blood-containing mucus, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. It was historically referred to as consumption due to the weight loss associated with the disease. Infection of other organs can cause a wide range of symptoms.
Tuberculosis is spread from one person to the next through the air when people who have active TB in their lungs cough, spit, speak, or sneeze. People with Latent TB do not spread the disease. Active infection occurs more often in people with HIV/AIDS and in those who smoke. Diagnosis of active TB is based on chest X-rays, as well as microscopic examination and culture of body fluids. Diagnosis of Latent TB relies on the tuberculin skin test (TST) or blood tests.
Prevention of TB involves screening those at high risk, early detection and treatment of cases, and vaccination with the bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. Those at high risk include household, workplace, and social contacts of people with active TB. Treatment requires the use of multiple antibiotics over a long period of time. Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem, with increasing rates of multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
In 2018, one quarter of the world's population was thought to have a latent infection of TB. New infections occur in about 1% of the population each year. In 2020, an estimated 10 million people developed active TB, resulting in 1.5 million deaths, making it the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease after COVID-19. As of 2018, most TB cases occurred in the regions of South-East Asia (44%), Africa (24%), and the Western Pacific (18%), with more than 50% of cases being diagnosed in seven countries: India (27%), China (9%), Indonesia (8%), the Philippines (6%), Pakistan (6%), Nigeria (4%), and Bangladesh (4%). By 2021, the number of new cases each year was decreasing by around 2% annually. About 80% of people in many Asian and African countries test positive, while 5–10% of people in the United States test positive via the tuberculin test. Tuberculosis has been present in humans since ancient times.
