Tuberculosis – TB: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by acid-fast mycobacteria from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex group – M. tuberculosis , M. bovis, and M. africanum , known as Koch’s bacilli after the discoverer. In Poland, anti-tuberculosis vaccination (BCG) is obligatory only in newborns, this vaccination protects against severe forms of the disease, especially against meningitis. What is tuberculosis? Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis , bovis or afrcianum It is caused by…