Bacteria released in droplets of a TB patient’s cough or sneeze may infect others who are exposed to it. — 123rf.com
Tuberculosis or TB was once known as consumption, phthisis pulmonalis and the white plague.
TB is a very old disease; we’ve seen its typical spinal deformities in ancient Egyptian mummies.
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