MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria. It is spread through the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks or sings, and people nearby breathe in these bacteria and become infected.

Detailed explanation-2: -Measles and TB are airborne-exclusive diseases. There are several other diseases that spread through respiratory droplets, which can exist either in the air or on surfaces.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease caused by bacteria. Therefore, you generally have to be in proximity to someone who has had it for a long time. People with weak immune systems have the most significant risk of developing the disease. Symptoms can either appear within days, or they can take years.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a type of bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It’s spread when a person with active TB disease in their lungs coughs or sneezes and someone else inhales the expelled droplets, which contain TB bacteria.