Diseases

Tuberculosis Disease

An advanced form of TUBERCULOSIS that is not being controlled by the IMMUNE SYSTEM. It requires prompt and effective treatment to prevent medical complications and transmission of the disease to other people.

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An advanced form of TUBERCULOSIS that is not being controlled by the IMMUNE SYSTEM. It requires prompt and effective treatment to prevent medical complications and transmission of the disease to other people.

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  • Active Tuberculosis

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Indexed with the subheadings cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diet therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2026

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  • Tuberculosis (1960-2025)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tuberculosis Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000099298. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000099298
  2. Tuberculosis Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137701351