ANATOMY
GENITO URINARY AND ADRENAL
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Mycobacterium
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Clostridium
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Mycoplasma
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Chlamydia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are two chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae, respectively.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy) is an infection caused by slow-growing bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Leprosy (also called Hansen’s disease) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae (my-co-bak-TEER-ee-um LEP-pray).
Detailed explanation-5: -Both TB and leprosy are granulomatous infections caused by the intracellular Gram-positive aerobic acid-fast bacilli (AFB) Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae, respectively. Clinical manifestations of both diseases vary according to the host’s immune status and response.