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Tuberculosis (commonly abbreviated as TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (Miliary tuberculosis), genitourinary system, bones and joints. Tuberculosis is one of the most deadly and common major infectious diseases today. As of 2004, 14.6 million people have active TB disease with nine million new cases of t ...
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- 2003 TB Rates Remain High for Foreign-Born, Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- American Lung Association
- Aprenda Sobre la Infección de la Tuberculosis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Aprenda Sobre la Infección de la Tuberculosis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Aprenda Sobre la Tuberculosis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Aprenda Sobre la Tuberculosis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Blueprint for Tuberculosis Vaccine Development (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Tuberculosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Connection between TB and HIV (the AIDS Virus) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Deciphering Pathogens: Blueprints for New Medical Tools (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File - Large file (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- First U.S. Tuberculosis Vaccine Trial in 60 Years Begins (National Institutes of Health)
- Focus on Tuberculosis: Ancient Enemy, Present Threat (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Focus on Tuberculosis: Ancient Enemy, Present Threat (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Focus on Tuberculosis: Ancient Enemy, Present Threat (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- How Do the Lungs Work? (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Learn About Tuberculosis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Learn about Tuberculosis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File
- Learn About Tuberculosis Infection (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Learn About Tuberculosis Infection (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Microbes in Sickness and in Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (American Lung Association)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- NIAID Global Health Research Plan for HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- NIAID Global Health Research Plan for HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
- Pediatric Tuberculosis (American Lung Association)
- QuantiFERON-TB (Food and Drug Administration) - Links to PDF File
- Radiography -- Chest (Chest X-ray) (Radiological Society of North America)
- Sloppy Repair Helps TB Bug Resist Drugs (National Institutes of Health)
- TB (MayoClinic)
- TB Elimination: Now Is the Time! (Office of Communications, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS)
- Trends toward Tuberculosis Elimination (National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention)
- Tuberculosis (Lab Tests Online)
- Tuberculosis (Medline Plus)
- Tuberculosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Tuberculosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Tuberculosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Tuberculosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Tuberculosis (University of Maryland Medical Center)
- Tuberculosis (Nemours Foundation)
- Tuberculosis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Tuberculosis (TB) (American Lung Association)
- Tuberculosis -- Links and Publications (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Tuberculosis Information - Albanian: Informacion Per Tuberkulozin (1) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Tuberculosis Information - Albanian: Informacion Per Tuberkulozin (2) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Tuberculosis Overview (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Tuberculosis Overview (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Tuberculosis Risk on Aircraft (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Tuberculosis Skin Testing (Cleveland Clinic)
- Tuberculosis Vaccines: State of the Science (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Tuberculosis [Easy-to-Read] (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Tuberculosis [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Tuberculosis: The Meaning of a Positive Test (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Tuberculosis: Treatment of Active Tuberculosis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Tuberculosis: Treatment of Tuberculosis Infection (American Academy of Family Physicians)
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