Tuberculosis
(TB) is a disease caused the bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.
tuberculosis) and affects mostly the lungs (pulmonary TB).
It
can affect other parts of the body including the spine, brain and kidney
according to Livestrong.com.
TRANSMISSION
The
bacteria that causes tuberculosis (M.
tuberculosis) is transmitted by the inhalation of air droplets from the
cough, spits, talk or sneeze of an infected person. The transmission is airborne and Livestrong.com writes that
