Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs.Tuberculosis is curable and preventable. TB is spread from person to person through the air.
Leprosy:Leprosyis an ancient bacterial disease that can affect your skin, nerves, mucus membranes, and eyes. Tuberculosis:Tuberculosisis caused by a bacteria and usually infects the lungs, though it can affect any part of the body. Tularemia:Tularemiais a bacterial disease that causes a wide ra...
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Health conditions.Lung diseasessuch as tuberculosis and sarcoidosis can raise your blood levels of vitamin D. In turn, your gut will absorb more calcium. Paget's disease and an overactive thyroid are also linked to hypercalcemia. Inactivity.Your bones release calcium if you don't put your body...
Which part of your body is not affected by tuberculosis? TB can affect any part of the body except thenon living tissues like nails and hair. What is the fastest way to cure TB? You'll be prescribed at least a 6-month course of a combination ofantibioticsif you're diagnosed with activ...
“Pasteurization does not negatively affect the nutrition or bioavailability of components in milk,” Lucey said. “The milk is not sterilized or boiled. If we go through the major components of milk, pasteurization has zero effect on fats, zero effect on protein, and zero effect on the minera...
GERD affects many Americans, and chronic cough is estimated to affect 11 percent of the US population. However, it's difficult to determine the actual percentage of chronic cough that GERD is causing. Other issues can cause a chronic cough. These includeasthma, nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis...
Learn more about this topic: Tuberculosis & Pneumonia Terminology from Chapter 11 / Lesson 14 24K Tuberculosis and pneumonia are both potentially dangerous illnesses that affect the lungs. In this lesson, learn more about these types of diseases and identify impo...
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