MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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all organs of the body
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only the bones
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only the intestines
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only the skin
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is TB? Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine. A person with TB can die if they do not get treatment.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that often infects the lungs.
Detailed explanation-3: -tuberculosis spreads from infected lymph nodes into the lymphatic system, eventually entering the bloodstream through the thoracic duct which empties into the left subclavian vein, entering the heart through the superior vena cava.
Detailed explanation-4: -TB in humans can be traced back to 9, 000 years ago in Atlit Yam, a city now under the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Israel. Archeologists found TB in the remains of a mother and child buried together. The earliest written mentions of TB were in India (3, 300 years ago) and China (2, 300 years ago).
Detailed explanation-5: -Kissing, hugging, or shaking hands with a person who has TB doesn’t spread the disease. Likewise, sharing bed linens, clothes, or a toilet seat isn’t how the disease spreads either.