The Doctor Says: All about TB


Chest X-rays are a common imaging technique used to identify tuberculosis infection.

Tuberculosis remains one of the top infectious disease killers in the world.

TUBERCULOSIS (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can only survive in humans, as it is not found in other animals, soil or other non-living things.

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