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Is a species of pathogenic bacteria  in the Mycobacteriacea family. It is the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis. Discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch.

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Is a serious bacterial infection that mainly infects the lungs. It does have the ability to affect other organs as well. When someone with untreated tuberculosis coughs or sneezes the air is filled with droplets containing the bacteria.

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People that have a high chance of contracting tuberculosis have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  People who have been infected with tuberculosis within the past two years, particularly infants and very young children. people who inject illicit drugs and people who have a  history of inadequately treated tuberculosis.

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Extreme coughing thats last three or more weeks. Coughing up blood with chest pains while breathing or coughing. Unintentional weight loss, fatigue, fever, night sweats, and chills.

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Tuberculosis is spread from person to person. Microscopic droplets of the bacteria are released into the air by someone with the untreated, active form. Tuberculosis can be spread by the person coughing, sneezing, and even breathing. Although tuberculosis is contagious it is not easy to catch.

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First off anybody that has tuberculosis needs to be treated and cured to keep from spreading the bacteria. There is a vaccine for tuberculosis that was developed in the 1920s, it is called the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine. People that have tuberculosis should always cover their mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing to prevent the bacteria from getting in the air.

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With the proper treatment tuberculosis is almost always curable. Doctors prescribe antibiotics to kill the bacteria, usually take the antibiotics for 6 to 9 months. Isoniazid is the most common treatment for tuberculosis along with Rifampin , Ethambutol, and Pyrazinamide.

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Over two million people died of tuberculosis in 2000. More than eight million people become sick with tuberculosis each year. One third of the worlds population is infected with the tuberculosis bacillus. Tuberculosis kills more youth and adults than any other infectious disease.

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Latent tuberculosis is where the person is infected with the mycobacterium tuberculosis but is not showing any of the symptoms and is not contagious. Usually about five to ten percent of people with latent tuberculosis will develop the disease at some point in their lives.

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Active tuberculosis is when the body's immune system is unable to fight off the mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. This causes the lungs to be infected with the bacteria and along with other parts of the body as well. Symptoms begin to show as well as being contagious to others.