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Tuberculosis - PatientInfo
Active tuberculosis (TB) disease is a serious infection that usually affects the lungs. Anyone can develop active TB, but you are more likely to develop it if you are already in poor health or have a poor immune system. With treatment, most cases are cured. Without treatment, TB may progress or be fatal.
http://patient.info/health/tuberculosis-leaflet
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What is TB? How is it Treated? - WHO
TB is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air. A person needs to inhale only a few of these germs to become infected.
http://www.who.int/features/qa/08/en/
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Tuberculosis (TB) - CDC
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine. A person with TB can die if they do not get treatment.
http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/factsheets/general/tb.htm
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Tuberculosis (TB) - NHS Choices
Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable bacterial infection spread by inhaling tiny droplets from the coughs or sneezes of an infected person.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Tuberculosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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Tuberculosis - American Lung Association
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that usually infects the lungs, but can attack almost any part of the body. Tuberculosis is spread from person to person through the air. It is not easy to become infected with tuberculosis. Usually a person has to be close to someone with TB disease for a long period of time. TB can almost always be treated and cured.
http://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/tuberculosis/
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CDC: Tuberculosis (TB)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
http://www.cdc.gov/tb/
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Tuberculosis - Mayo Clinic
Tuberculosis - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment, prevention of this common infectious disease.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tuberculosis/home/ovc-20188556
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WHO: Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB): WHO health topic page on tuberculosis provides links to descriptions of TB activities, reports, publications, statistics, news, multimedia and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic.
http://www.who.int/topics/tuberculosis/en/
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Tuberculosis - MedlinePlus
TB spreads through the air when a person with TB of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, or talks. If you have been exposed, you should go to your doctor for tests. You are more likely to get TB if you have a weak immune system.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tuberculosis.html
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Tuberculosis - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about tuberculosis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis
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What Is Tuberculosis? Picture, Diagnosis, Causes - WebMD
Learn about the basics of tuberculosis from the experts at WebMD.
http://www.webmd.com/lung/understanding-tuberculosis-basics
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Tuberculosis: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology - Medscape
Tuberculosis (TB) (see the image below), a multisystemic disease with myriad presentations and manifestations, is the most common cause of infectious disease-related mortality worldwide. Although TB rates are decreasing in the United States, the disease is becoming more common in many parts of the world.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/230802-overview
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Tuberculosis (TB): Get Facts on Diagnosis and Treatment
There are many types of tuberculosis (TB). Read about TB testing, treatment, vaccination, and learn the history of TB.
http://www.medicinenet.com/tuberculosis_tb_facts/article.htm
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Types, Symptoms and Treatments - Healthline
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is bacteria that that attack your lungs. It is a potentially deadly disease, but it is curable if you get medical help right away and follow your doctor's instructions.
http://www.healthline.com/health/pulmonary-tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis - KidsHealth
Tuberculosis (TB) is making a comeback in the United States today - particularly among the homeless, those in prison, and those rendered susceptible because of HIV infection.
http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/tuberculosis.html
