Tuberculosis

• Details
• Tagged entities

Properties

Alt label

• TB

SES ID

• 13401
• 53342

Notation

• 13401

In scheme

• Subject

Broader

• Lung diseases
• Notifiable diseases
• Rare diseases
• Zoonoses

Scope note

• Use for the disease in humans. For the disease in Cattle, Badgers, Deer etc. use Bovine tuberculosis (the animal form).

Definition

• Bacterial infection spread through inhaling tiny droplets from the coughs or sneezes of an infected person which mainly affects the lungs. It can affect any part of the body, including the glands, bones, and nervous system.