Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs, causing symptoms such as coughing, chest pain, and difficulty breathing. It can spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Antibiotic Resistance: The ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, making infections harder to treat.
Latent TB Infection: A condition where someone has been infected with tuberculosis bacteria but does not have active disease symptoms.
Multi-drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB): A form of tuberculosis that is resistant to at least two of the most powerful anti-TB drugs, making treatment more challenging.
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