
Young
"hard" tubercle [arrow] with prominent epitheloid cells (x120)
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Thanks to Robert F. Boyd, PhD, and Virginia Wirtz, authors of General
Microbiology Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing, 1984
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| Disease |
Tuberculosis |
| Description |
causes
rashes, flu-like symptoms, arthritis, fatigue; life-threatening
if untreated |
| Responsible
pathogen |
Mycobacterium
tuberculosis and two other bacteria |
| Route
of exposure |
respiratory |
| Mode
of transmission |
not
highly communicable |
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