RESPIRATORY
OLD TUBERCULOSIS
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are two types of TB conditions: TB disease and latent TB infection .
Detailed explanation-2: -TB-1-TB exposure-No evidence of infection History of exposure. Negative reaction to tuberculin test skin test. TB-2-TB infection-No disease Positive reaction to tuberculin skin test.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tuberculosis (TB) was called “phthisis” in ancient Greece, “tabes” in ancient Rome, and “schachepheth” in ancient Hebrew. In the 1700s, TB was called “the white plague” due to the paleness of the patients. TB was commonly called “consumption” in the 1800s even after Schonlein named it tuberculosis.
Detailed explanation-4: -Genitourinary TB is the second most common type of extrapulmonary TB.
Detailed explanation-5: -Active TB Disease. Active TB is an illness in which the TB bacteria are rapidly multiplying and invading different organs of the body. Miliary TB. Miliary TB is a rare form of active disease that occurs when TB bacteria find their way into the bloodstream. Latent TB Infection. 01-Feb-2013