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Tuberculoza
Were you looking for information about Tuberculosis? Tuberculoza is a common misspelling of tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis, a chronic bacterial infection, is spread through the air from one person to another. It is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacterium that usually attacks the lungs but may also infect any part of the body such as the kidneys, spine, and brain. Most people who are infected with this bacterium do not have symptoms (known as latent tuberculosis), but about 1 in 10 of these people may eventually develop active tuberculosis, which, if left untreated, could be fatal.
(Click Tuberculosis for the full-length article on this disease that covers topics such as symptoms, treatment, and diagnosis. You can also click on the various links in the box to the right to access specific topics on tuberculosis.)
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD