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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is a type of pathogenic bacteria that belongs to the family Mycobacteriaceae.
This pathogen is responsible for the infectious disease known as Tuberculosis or known for its abbreviation "TB".
https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/24686-study-identifies-genetic-mutation-responsible-tuberculosis-vulnerability/

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Tuberculosis can be divided into two categories: Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

Pulmonary TB is a bacterial infection of the lungs that can cause a range of symptoms, including chest pain, breathlessness, and severe coughing. Pulmonary TB can be life-threatening if a person does not receive treatment.

Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis is Tuberculosis spread outside the lungs, and found to infect the pleura, central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the urogenital system, bones, and joints.

http://www.healthcommunities.com/tuberculosis/types.shtml

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https://www.dovemed.com/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-tuberculosis/

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Extrapulmonary_tuberculosis_symptoms.svg

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Coughing that lasts three or more weeks

Coughing up blood

Chest pain, or pain with breathing or coughing

Unintentional weight loss

Fatigue

Fever

Night sweats

Chills

Loss of appetite

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tuberculosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351250

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Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that spread from person to person through microscopic droplets released into the air. This can happen when someone with the untreated, active form of tuberculosis coughs, speaks, sneezes, spits, laughs or sings.  Although tuberculosis is contagious, it's not easy to catch. You're much more likely to get tuberculosis from someone you live with or work with than from a stranger. Most people with active TB who've had appropriate drug treatment for at least two weeks are no longer contagious.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tuberculosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351250

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The most important step in eliminating TB is recognizing people that are contagious with this disease and telling them to get treated as soon as possible.  Proper treatment will quickly inhibit the pathogen's ability to spread

Pasteurization of diary projects reduces the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis, which comes from cows.

Although there is a vaccine for TB, it has been reported to make ' only a small contribution to TB prevention" and "does little to interrupt the transmission of TB among adults."

https://tbfacts.org/tb-prevention/

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The method of treatment for TB generally depends on if the patient has "active" Tuberculosis, or if they have a latent Tuberculosis infection
"Active" Tuberculosis means that they are showing symptoms of experiencing complications associated with the disease.  A patient with latent TB, has been infected with the bacteria, but are not showing any signs or symptoms of the disease.
https://tbfacts.org/latent-tb/

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Patients with latent TB receive preventative therapy.  This treatment eliminates the bacteria to prevent it from becoming active and causing harm to the individual in the future.  The most common drug used for preventative therapy is isoniazid, an antibiotic taken daily for 24-36 weeks.

https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-8665/isoniazid-oral/details

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Active Tuberculosis treatment often includes taking isoniazid, along with a few other drugs for 24-52 weeks.  The other antibiotics administered in conjunction with isoniazid are: Rifampin, Ethambutol, and Pyrazinamide

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https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/24686-study-identifies-genetic-mutation-responsible-tuberculosis-vulnerability/
https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-8665/isoniazid-oral/details
http://www.healthcommunities.com/tuberculosis/types.shtml
https://www.dovemed.com/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-tuberculosis/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Extrapulmonary_tuberculosis_symptoms.svg
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tuberculosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351250
https://tbfacts.org/tb-prevention/
https://tbfacts.org/latent-tb/