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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an anaerobic, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the Mycobacteriaceae family.Infections with this bacterium result in tuberculosis, which is one of the most common infectious diseases around the world. 

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an anaerobic, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the Mycobacteriaceae family.Infections with this bacterium result in tuberculosis, which is one of the most common infectious diseases around the world. 

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Symptoms of TB disease depend on where in the body the TB bacteria are growing. TB bacteria usually grow in the lungs (pulmonary TB). TB disease in the lungs may cause symptoms such as a bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer,pain in the chest,coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs)Other symptoms of TB disease are:weakness or fatigue,weight loss,no appetite,chills,fever,night sweats

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Symptoms of TB disease depend on where in the body the TB bacteria are growing. TB bacteria usually grow in the lungs (pulmonary TB). TB disease in the lungs may cause symptoms such as a bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer,pain in the chest,coughing up blood or sputum (phlegm from deep inside the lungs)Other symptoms of TB disease are:weakness or fatigue,weight loss,no appetite,chills,fever,night sweats

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To prevent getting an active TB infection:Do not spend long periods of time in stuffy, enclosed rooms with anyone who has active TB until that person has been treated for at least 2 weeks.Use protective measures, such as face masks, if you work in a facility that cares for people who have untreated TB.If you live with someone who has active TB, help and encourage the person to follow treatment instructions.

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To prevent getting an active TB infection:Do not spend long periods of time in stuffy, enclosed rooms with anyone who has active TB until that person has been treated for at least 2 weeks.Use protective measures, such as face masks, if you work in a facility that cares for people who have untreated TB.If you live with someone who has active TB, help and encourage the person to follow treatment instructions.

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How is TB spread to others?Pulmonary TB (in the lungs) is contagious. It spreads when a person who has active TB breathes out air that has the TB bacteria in it and then another person breathes in the bacteria from the air. An infected person releases even more bacteria when he or she does things like cough or laugh.

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How is TB spread to others?Pulmonary TB (in the lungs) is contagious. It spreads when a person who has active TB breathes out air that has the TB bacteria in it and then another person breathes in the bacteria from the air. An infected person releases even more bacteria when he or she does things like cough or laugh.

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Who is most at risk for TB?
Some people are more likely than others to get TB. This includes people who:
-Have HIV or another illness that weakens the immune system.
-Have close contact with someone who has active TB
-Care for a patient who has active TB
-Live or work in crowded places, such as prisons, nursing homes, or homeless shelters.
-Have poor access to health care, such as homeless people and migrant farm workers
-Abuse drugs or alcohol
-Travel to or were born in places where untreated TB is common

**It is important for people who are at a high risk for getting TB to get tested once or twice every year**

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TB disease can be treated by taking several drugs for 6 to 9 months.  There are 10 drugs currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating TB. Of the approved drugs, the first-line anti-TB agents that form the core of treatment regimens are:isoniazid (INH)rifampin (RIF)ethambutol (EMB)pyrazinamide (PZA)

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TB disease can be treated by taking several drugs for 6 to 9 months.  There are 10 drugs currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating TB. Of the approved drugs, the first-line anti-TB agents that form the core of treatment regimens are:isoniazid (INH)rifampin (RIF)ethambutol (EMB)pyrazinamide (PZA)

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Gross pathology of mouse lungs infected with M. tuberculosis.

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Gross pathology of mouse lungs infected with M. tuberculosis.