2007-05-30 03:18:10 · 4 answers · asked by elbart007 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
tuberculosis... is also commonly known as TB
Main Entry: tu·ber·cu·lo·sis
Pronunciation: tu-"b&r-ky&-'lO-s&s, tyu-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural tu·ber·cu·lo·ses /-"sEz/
Etymology: New Latin
: a highly variable communicable disease of humans and some other vertebrates that is caused by the tubercle bacillus and rarely in the United States by a related mycobacterium (Mycobacterium bovis), that affects especially the lungs but may spread to other areas (as the kidney or spinal column), and that is characterized by fever, cough, difficulty in breathing, formation of tubercles, caseation, pleural effusions, and fibrosis
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2007-05-30 03:21:54 · answer #1 · answered by blueskies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's tuberculosis, so just type that in your browser and it will tell you. It is an infectious lung disease, and coming back to the US, because of all the world travel, etc. It is deadly.
2007-05-30 10:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a deadly lung Dasie's i now that as me nan had it
2007-06-03 06:42:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean Tuberculosis? check your wiki...
2007-05-30 10:24:00 · answer #4 · answered by yowza 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋