Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease that is a major cause of ill health.

TB is caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb)

TB disease typically affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) (80%) but can also affect other parts of the body (extra pulmonary TB) (20%)

It spreads when people who are sick with TB expel bacteria into the air (for example by coughing, sneezing, shouting or singing)

It is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent