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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease that is a major cause of ill health.
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TB is caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb)
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TB disease typically affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) (80%) but can also affect other parts of the body (extra pulmonary TB) (20%)
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It spreads when people who are sick with TB expel bacteria into the air (for example by coughing, sneezing, shouting or singing)
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It is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent
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Tuberculosis: காசநோய்
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Resources
- Global Tuberculosis Report, 2020; Geneva: World Health Organization, 2020
- Training Modules (1-4) for Programme Managers and Medical Officers India: Central TB Division, MoHFW, Government of India,July 2020
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