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Tuberculosis (TB)
What is tuberculosis?
What are the stages of TB?
What causes TB?
Why does TB become active?
What are the symptoms of TB?
How do doctors tell if I have TB?
What are screening tests for TB?
How do doctors treat TB?
Active TB
Latent TB
What are resistant bacteria?
How do doctors prevent TB from spreading?
Is there a vaccine for TB?
Infections Related to Tuberculosis (TB)
What is a MAC infection?
MAC infections of the lungs
MAC infections of the lymph nodes
MAC infection throughout the body
What other types of mycobacteria infection do people get?
Leprosy
What is leprosy?
What causes leprosy?
What are the symptoms of leprosy?
How do doctors tell if I have leprosy?
How do doctors treat leprosy?
How can I prevent leprosy?