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Greenbook chapter 32 - tuberculosis - GOV.UK
1 chapter 32 -TuberculosisChapter 32: TuberculosisAugust 201832 tuberculosis NOTIFIABLEThe diseaseHuman tuberculosis (TB) is caused by infection with bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. tuberculosis , M. bovis, M. africanum or ) and may affect almost any part of the body. The most common form is pulmonary TB, which accounts for almost 55% of all cases in the UK (Table ). The symptoms of TB are varied and depend on the site of infection. General symptoms may include fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, night sweats and lassitude. Pulmonary TB typically causes a persistent productive cough, which may be accompanied by blood-streaked sputum or, more rarely, frank haemoptysis. Untreated, TB in most otherwise healthy adults is a slowly progressive disease that may eventually be all cases of TB in the UK are acquired through the respiratory route, by breathing in infected respiratory droplets from a person with infectious respiratory TB.
Human tuberculosis (TB) is caused by infection with bacteria of the Mycobacterium ... Transmission is most likely when the index case has sputum that is smear positive for the bacillus on microscopy, and often after prolonged close contact such as living in the same household. ... effective in preventing respiratory disease, which is the more ...
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