How do you get tuberculosis, like virus or bacteria?

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I really need to know!

Answer 1

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious, re-emerging bacterial illness that usually affects the lungs.
TB bacteria are spread from person to person through the air.
There are two forms of TB: 1) TB infection, and 2) TB disease (active TB). Most people with TB have infection. People with TB infection have no symptoms and cannot spread TB to others. People with TB disease have symptoms and can spread TB to others.
People with TB infection can take medicine to keep them from getting TB disease. People with TB disease can usually be cured with anti-TB drugs. To be effective, the drugs must be taken exactly as prescribed. Some new strains of TB are resistant to many anti-TB drugs.
Preventing TB involves: 1) keeping people from becoming infected with TB, 2) keeping people with TB infection from getting TB disease, 3) treating people with TB disease, and 4) implementing precautions in institutional settings to reduce the risk of TB transmission.

Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacterium.

Tuberculosis is spread from person to person through the air. People with TB disease of the lung spray the bacteria into the air when they cough, sneeze, talk, or laugh. People nearby can breathe in the bacteria and become infected. To become infected, a person usually needs to be exposed for a long time to air containing many TB bacteria.

When a person breathes in TB bacteria, they lodge in the lungs and begin to multiply. From there, the bacteria sometimes move through the blood to other parts of the body, such as the kidneys, joints, and brain. In most cases, the infection is kept in check by the body's immune system. In about 10% of cases, however, the infection breaks out into active TB disease at some point during the life of the infected person.

Answer 2

TB is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. It is easily spread through droplets in the air contaminated with the bacteria. So a cough, sneeze, even singing and whistling can transmit it. TB is easily spread and most often gets into the lungs. But you can also have TB in open wounds and internal infections ( even bones).

Answer 3

it's passed by droplet (cough, sneeze, etc) transmission and is a bacteria. there are antibiotics that you (and your close contacts) take. It's a simple test that takes three days to assess (the skin test). You can see your doctor or the local health department if you suspect it.

You would be doing yourself and your community a favor to identify it if you do have it and give yourself peace of mind if you don't.

Answer 4

TB is airborne. You get it though a sneeze. If you think you were exposed go to the dr and get tested. There is medication that can cure it. Not sure if it is viral or bacteral. Its pretty much under control now days to where its not likely, but better safe than sorry.