Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Characteristic features include patient-to-patient airborne transmission, a prolonged latency period between the initial infection and overt disease, a granulomatous response associated with intense tissue inflammation and damage, and prominent pulmonary disease, although many other organs can be involved as well.
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