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Infectious disease
Tuberculosis (/tjuːˌbɜːrkjuːˈloʊsɪs/ tew-BUR-kew-LOH-siss, also /ˌtjuːbər-/ TEW-bər-; TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically
Tuberculosis
Bacterium that causes tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), also known as Koch's bacillus, is a species of pathogenic bacteria in the family Mycobacteriaceae and the causative
Mycobacterium_tuberculosis
Disease treatment
Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB. The medical
Management_of_tuberculosis
The history of tuberculosis encompasses the origins, evolution, and spread of tuberculosis (TB) throughout human history, as well as the development of
History_of_tuberculosis
2025 nonfiction book by John Green
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection is a book by American author John Green about tuberculosis, a curable
Everything_Is_Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis of the spine
Pott's disease (also known as tuberculous spondylitis) is tuberculosis of the spine, usually due to hematogenous spread from other sites, often the lungs
Pott's_disease
effect on the world's population and major artists in various fields, tuberculosis has appeared in many forms in human culture. The disease was for centuries
Cultural depictions of tuberculosis
Cultural_depictions_of_tuberculosis
State of tuberculosis infection without symptoms
Latent tuberculosis (LTB), also called latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), is when a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not
Latent_tuberculosis
Medical facility for treatment of chronic illness
early 20th centuries. The most common issue treated at sanatoria was tuberculosis (before the discovery of antibiotics). Some sanatoria also treated alcoholism
Sanatorium
Medical condition
Miliary tuberculosis is a form of tuberculosis, characterized by a wide dissemination into the human body, with small lesions looking like millet seeds
Miliary_tuberculosis
Medical condition
Abdominal tuberculosis is a type of extrapulmonary tuberculosis which involves the abdominal organs such as intestines, peritoneum and abdominal lymph
Abdominal_tuberculosis
Medical condition
Vietnamese tuberculosis refers to certain forms of chronic melioidosis that look clinically very similar to tuberculosis. It is derived from the clinical
Vietnamese_tuberculosis
Vaccines to prevent tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) vaccines are vaccinations intended for the prevention of tuberculosis. Immunotherapy as a defence against TB was first proposed in 1890
Tuberculosis_vaccines
Tuberculosis which spreads beyond the lungs
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is tuberculosis (TB) within a location in the body other than the lungs. It accounts for an increasing fraction of active cases
Extrapulmonary_tuberculosis
Vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis
primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin. In countries where tuberculosis or leprosy is common
BCG_vaccine
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The nature of the host-pathogen interaction between humans and M. tuberculosis
Genetics_of_tuberculosis
Methods for diagnosing tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is diagnosed by finding Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in a clinical specimen taken from the patient. While other investigations may
Diagnosis_of_tuberculosis
Radiology used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Radiology (X-rays) is used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Abnormalities on chest radiographs may be suggestive of, but are never diagnostic of TB, but
Tuberculosis_radiology
Global public health campaign
World Tuberculosis Day, observed on 24 March each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts
World_Tuberculosis_Day
Tuberculosis of the renal and genital organs
Urogenital tuberculosis, the second most frequent form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, develops in 2-20% of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis through
Urogenital_tuberculosis
Bacterial disease of fish
Piscine tuberculosis (piscine mycobacteriosis or fish tuberculosis) is a chronic infectious disease that afflicts many species of fish. This disease is
Piscine_tuberculosis
Infectious disease and significant cause of mortality in India
Tuberculosis in India is a major health problem, causing about 220,000 deaths every year. In 2020, the Indian government made statements to eliminate tuberculosis
Tuberculosis_in_India
Medical condition
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis (TB) infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to treatment with at least two
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Multidrug-resistant_tuberculosis
an important role in the history of tuberculosis in the era before antituberculosis drugs and vaccines. Tuberculosis management before this era was difficult
Tuberculosis treatment in Colorado Springs
Tuberculosis_treatment_in_Colorado_Springs
Immunological test for tuberculosis
tuberculin sensitivity test, or PPD test) is a method used to screen for tuberculosis (TB) infection. It has largely replaced older skin testing techniques
Mantoux_test
Preventorium in New Jersey, US
Tuberculosis Preventorium for Children in Lakewood Township, New Jersey was the first preventorium in the United States. It opened in July 1909, as an
Tuberculosis Preventorium for Children
Tuberculosis_Preventorium_for_Children
died of tuberculosis in June 1873 Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet, died from tuberculosis Manuel Bandeira, Brazilian poet, had tuberculosis in 1904
List_of_tuberculosis_cases
International health scare
tuberculosis scare occurred when a personal-injury lawyer from Atlanta, Andrew "Drew" Speaker, while infected with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
2007_tuberculosis_scare
The co-epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the major global health challenges in the present time. The World
Tuberculosis in relation to HIV
Tuberculosis_in_relation_to_HIV
Tuberculosis is a serious public health problem in China. China has the world's third largest cases of tuberculosis (after India and Indonesia), but progress
Tuberculosis_in_China
German physician and bacteriologist (1843–1910)
in relation to tuberculosis". As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax
Robert_Koch
Closely related bacterium species that cause tuberculosis
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC or MTBC) is a genetically related group of Mycobacterium species that can cause tuberculosis in humans or other
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
Mycobacterium_tuberculosis_complex
Some bacteria that do not cause tuberculosis
mycobacteria and mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (MOTT), are mycobacteria which do not cause tuberculosis or leprosy/Hansen's disease. They occur
Nontuberculous_mycobacteria
Disease of the lungs
Behçet's disease. Bacterial infections associated with pneumonia and tuberculosis Chest injuries (blunt or penetrating) Familial Mediterranean fever, an
Pleurisy
Global health initiative
Elimination of tuberculosis is the effort to reduce the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases to less than one per 1 million population, contrasted with the
Elimination_of_tuberculosis
Hospital in Ohio, United States
The Lima Tuberculosis Hospital was a tuberculosis sanatorium built in 1911 to deal with the leading causes of death in the United States in the early twentieth
Lima_Tuberculosis_Hospital
Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health issue in Nigeria, ranking among the top countries with high TB burdens globally[citation needed] The disease
Tuberculosis_in_Nigeria
This is a bibliography of tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease that generally affects the lungs. As of 2018, the World Health Organization estimated
Bibliography_of_tuberculosis
United States historic place
Muirdale Tuberculosis Sanatorium, also called Muirdale Tuberculosis Hospital, was built in 1914–15 by Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It was located near
Muirdale Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Muirdale_Tuberculosis_Sanatorium
There are a number risk factors for tuberculosis infection; worldwide the most important of these is HIV. Co-infection with HIV is a particular problem
Risk_factors_for_tuberculosis
Hospital in Queens, New York
Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis or Triboro Tuberculosis Hospital, later simply Triboro Hospital and now known as "Building T" or the "T Building", is
Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis
Triboro_Hospital_for_Tuberculosis
Long term complication of tuberculosis
Post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD) is ongoing lung disease that is caused by tuberculosis (TB) but persists after the infection is cured. PTLD can
Post-tuberculosis lung disease
Post-tuberculosis_lung_disease
Species of bacterium
agent of tuberculosis in cattle (known as bovine TB). It is related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium which causes tuberculosis in humans
Mycobacterium_bovis
Skin rash of small, red nodules due to infection by M. tuberculosis
Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis is a rash of small, red papules and nodules in the skin that may appear two to four weeks after inoculation by Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis_verrucosa_cutis
Hospital in Oregon, United States
State Tuberculosis Hospital was a tuberculosis sanatorium in Salem, Oregon, United States. Established in 1905, it was the first public tuberculosis sanatorium
Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital
Oregon_State_Tuberculosis_Hospital
Transgender American physician and writer (1890–1962)
physician, radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, writer, and novelist. Hart pioneered the use of X-ray photography in tuberculosis detection; he worked in
Alan_L._Hart
Tuberculosis that is resistant to the most effective drugs
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis caused by bacteria that are resistant to some of the most effective anti-TB
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Extensively_drug-resistant_tuberculosis
Hospital in Karnataka, India
The SDS Tuberculosis Sanatorium and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest diseases is a government institute specializing in treating tuberculosis and other
SDS_Tuberculosis_Sanatorium
Sanatorium in North Dakota, United States
San Haven was the name of a state hospital and tuberculosis sanatorium 2.5 miles northeast of Dunseith, Rolette County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota
San_Haven_State_Hospital
Classification system for tuberculosis
As of April 2000, the American clinical classification system for tuberculosis (TB) is based on the pathogenesis of the disease. Health care providers
Tuberculosis_classification
American author and YouTuber (born 1977)
number of organizations in fighting tuberculosis worldwide. Green's second nonfiction book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, was released in March 2025. Green's
John_Green
Diagnostic tools for latent tuberculosis infection
diagnostic tool for indicating a latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). IGRAs are surrogate markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and indicate a cellular
Quantiferon
Non-governmental scientific organization
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, or The Union, is a century old global membership based, scientific organization headquartered
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
International_Union_Against_Tuberculosis_and_Lung_Disease
Hospital in Illinois, United States
The Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium was located in Chicago, Illinois, US. Founded in 1915, it was a municipal organization which included a sanatorium
Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Chicago_Municipal_Tuberculosis_Sanitarium
United States governmental initiative
mother-to-child transmission, care for orphans and vulnerable children, tuberculosis services for people with HIV and broader health-system strengthening
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
President's_Emergency_Plan_for_AIDS_Relief
Genus of bacteria
pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) and leprosy (M. leprae) in humans. The Greek prefix myco- means
Mycobacterium
International organization
The Global Fund, officially The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an international financing and partnership organization that aims
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
The_Global_Fund_to_Fight_AIDS,_Tuberculosis_and_Malaria
Tuberculosis Clinics (also known as Association of Tuberculosis Clinics of Greater New York) was an early 20th-century organization of tuberculosis clinics
Association of Tuberculosis Clinics
Association_of_Tuberculosis_Clinics
Chain of state schools throughout the state of Florida
throughout the state of Florida. Originally named the W. T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospitals, the facilities were later remodelled into "Sunland Centers"
Sunland_Hospital
Tuberculosis that is resistant to more drugs than XDR-TB
Totally drug-resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB) is a generic term for tuberculosis strains that are resistant to a wider range of drugs than strains classified
Totally drug-resistant tuberculosis
Totally_drug-resistant_tuberculosis
American writer (1916–1990)
Columbia University, Percy decided to become a writer after a bout of tuberculosis. He devoted his literary life to the exploration of "the dislocation
Walker_Percy
Indian Government institute
The National Tuberculosis Institute (NTIB) is a Government of India institute, under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and
National Tuberculosis Institute
National_Tuberculosis_Institute
American doctor (1848–1915)
Saranac Lake for the treatment of tuberculosis. Trudeau also established the Saranac Laboratory for the Study of Tuberculosis, the first laboratory in the
Edward_Livingston_Trudeau
Series of congresses held from 1899 to 1912
on Tuberculosis was a series of major congresses held between 1899 and 1912 in which scientists and physicians exchanged information on tuberculosis, a
International Congress on Tuberculosis
International_Congress_on_Tuberculosis
Disease outbreak in Kansas, United States
Kansas experienced a sudden rise in cases of tuberculosis, with 68 active cases. 113 cases of tuberculosis were recorded in Kansas in 2024, compared to
2024–2025 Kansas tuberculosis outbreak
2024–2025_Kansas_tuberculosis_outbreak
1966 non-fiction book
Clinical Tuberculosis: Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment is a non-fiction book edited by Karl H. Pfuetze and David B. Radner and sponsored by the American
Clinical_Tuberculosis
Inflammation of fat tissue under the skin
migrate over time. Erythema nodosum lesion in a person with light skin and tuberculosis A single lesion of erythema nodosum Several lesions of erythema nodosum
Erythema_nodosum
Reaction to an outbreak of tuberculosis in the 19th century
The New England vampire panic was the reaction to an outbreak of tuberculosis in the late 18th and 19th centuries throughout Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut
New_England_vampire_panic
Historic district in Arkansas, United States
The Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium Historic District is a United States Historic District south of Booneville, Arkansas that was listed on the National
Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium Historic District
Arkansas_Tuberculosis_Sanatorium_Historic_District
writings on her own clinical case. It does not rule out the possibility of tuberculosis, which was the usual etiology of Addison's disease in the 19th century
Causes_of_Jane_Austen's_death
Czech-Dutch physician (1921–1998)
Internationally recognized for his work with tuberculosis (TB), he was a medical advisor to the Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Association, and was named director
Karel_Styblo
Species of fluke
The presence of F. hepatica can interfere with the detection of bovine tuberculosis in cattle. Cattle co-infected with F. hepatica, compared to those infected
Fasciola_hepatica
Inflammation of membranes around the brain
different than the organisms that cause acute infectious meningitis. Tuberculosis and the fungi cryptococcus are leading causes worldwide. Chronic meningitis
Chronic_meningitis
Research center in Saranac Lake, New York
Lake, New York, to serve as a tuberculosis treatment and research facility. Trudeau, who had himself survived a tuberculosis infection during a stay at Paul
Trudeau_Institute
Cell type
traditionally their presence was associated with tuberculosis, they are not specific for tuberculosis or even for mycobacterial disease. In fact, they
Langhans_giant_cell
Organism which has become infected with a pathogen but displays no symptoms
infectious diseases such as typhoid, HIV, C. difficile, influenzas, cholera, tuberculosis, and COVID-19, although the latter is often associated with "robust T-cell
Asymptomatic_carrier
NGO that trains landmine- and tuberculosis-sniffing rats
giant pouched rats and technical survey dogs to detect landmines and tuberculosis. They call their trained animals HeroRATs and HeroDOGs. The HeroRATs
APOPO
Virginia tuberculosis treatment facility
The Sanatorium later became the site of Piedmont Geriatric Hospital. Tuberculosis was the leading cause of death in the early twentieth century, accounting
Piedmont_Sanatorium
Medical condition
(see Tuberculosis, p 678). Mycobacterium tuberculosis rarely causes mastitis or a breast abscess, but if a breast abscess caused by M. tuberculosis is present
Breastfeeding_difficulties
Painful facial skin nodules due to infection by M. tuberculosis
Lupus vulgaris (also known as tuberculosis luposa) are painful cutaneous tuberculosis skin lesions with nodular appearance, most often on the face around
Lupus_vulgaris
Specialized agency of the United Nations
include communicable diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria and tuberculosis; non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and cancer; healthy
World_Health_Organization
Pakistani provincial health campaign
Tuberculosis is a high priority agenda in the National Health Policy of Pakistan. Health Department Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa planned and implemented “TB Eradication
Tuberculosis control programme of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Tuberculosis_control_programme_of_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa
Russian poet and writer
University. He did not finish his education; because of the severe form of tuberculosis he could not work anywhere else and almost never left the house. In 1954
Roald_Mandelstam
U.S. NRHP hospital
In the early 1900s, Jefferson County was ravaged by an outbreak of tuberculosis – known as the "White Plague" – which prompted the construction of a
Waverly_Hills_Sanatorium
Bacteriological technique
tool and is widely accessible for rapidly diagnosing tuberculosis (caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and other diseases caused by atypical mycobacteria
Ziehl–Neelsen_stain
debated for over 150 years. Although he was diagnosed with and treated for tuberculosis throughout his lifetime, a number of alternative diagnoses have been
Health_of_Frédéric_Chopin
Antibiotic for treatment of tuberculosis
hydrazide (INH), is an antibiotic used for the treatment of tuberculosis. For active tuberculosis, it is often used together with rifampicin, pyrazinamide
Isoniazid
Prison system in Russia
Novozero, Vologda Oblast Vladimir Central Prison, Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast Tuberculosis has been an ever-present concern within the Russian prison system, and
Prisons_in_Russia
Family of bacteria
pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) and leprosy (M. leprae) in humans. The Greek prefix myco- means
Mycobacteriaceae
Medical condition
inoculation tuberculosis is a skin condition that develops at the site of inoculation of tubercle bacilli into a tuberculosis-free individual. Tuberculosis verrucosa
Primary inoculation tuberculosis
Primary_inoculation_tuberculosis
Hospital in England
1913 as a pulmonary tuberculosis sanatorium as part of a network of such facilities, instigated by the Public Health (Tuberculosis Regulations) 1912. From
Hawkmoor_Hospital
First Lady of China since 2012
National Ambassador for tuberculosis prevention and treatment. Since then, Peng Liyuan has been actively involved in tuberculosis prevention and treatment
Peng_Liyuan
Medical condition
lichenoid eruption of minute papules in children and adolescents with tuberculosis. The lesions are usually asymptomatic, closely grouped, skin-colored
Lichen_scrofulosorum
Study of respiratory diseases
diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections. Pulmonology/respirology
Pulmonology
Hospital in Oregon, United States
University Tuberculosis Hospital was a sanatorium located on Marquam Hill in Portland, Oregon, United States, established in 1939. The hospital was the
University Tuberculosis Hospital
University_Tuberculosis_Hospital
Medical condition
tuberculous lymphadenitis. Scrofula Skin lesion List of cutaneous conditions Tuberculosis Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology:
Scrofuloderma
Academic journal
medicine. It was established in March 1917 as the American Review of Tuberculosis. Since then there have been several title changes. In 1953 a subtitle
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
American_Journal_of_Respiratory_and_Critical_Care_Medicine
Long fatty acids found in the cell walls of the Mycobacteriales taxon
group of bacteria that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of the disease tuberculosis. They form the major component of the cell wall
Mycolic_acid
scrofulosorum (tuberculosis cutis lichenoides) Lupus vulgaris (tuberculosis luposa) Miliary tuberculosis (disseminated tuberculosis, tuberculosis cutis acuta
List_of_skin_conditions
Public health initiative in India
The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), earlier known as the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), is the Public Health
National TB Elimination Program (India)
National_TB_Elimination_Program_(India)
TUBERCULOSIS
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Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Lord Ganesh
Girl/Female
Muslim
She was a narrator of Hadith (She was the daughter of Amer al-mujashaiyah)
Boy/Male
Portuguese Spanish
Form of Justus 'just; upright; righteous.
Female
German
German form of Latin Crescentia, KRESZENTIA means "to spring up, grow, thrive."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Effie, EFFI means "Well I speak."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bholanath | போலாநாத
Lord Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ridge 1.German : from a short form of any of several Germanic personal names based on rīc ‘power(ful)’.Possibly a variant of the Swiss family name Rüegg (see Ruegg).
Boy/Male
British, English, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Spanish
Drummer; Brilliant; Shining; Plays a Small Drum; Encampment
Girl/Female
Arabic
Powerful; Potent
Girl/Female
Latin
Horn.
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n.
A constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymphatic glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by a tendency to the development of chronic intractable inflammations of the skin, mucous membrane, bones, joints, and other parts, and by a diminution in the power of resistance to disease or injury and the capacity for recovery. Scrofula is now generally held to be tuberculous in character, and may develop into general or local tuberculosis (consumption).
n.
A constitutional disease characterized by the production of tubercles in the internal organs, and especially in the lungs, where it constitutes the most common variety of pulmonary consumption.